Ashaf Surname
Approximately 723 people bear this surname
Ashaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 293 | 1:119,528 | 3,373 |
| Pakistan | 134 | 1:1,333,163 | 15,264 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Ashaf (1,161) may also be a first name.
Ashaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ashaf (Hindi: आशफ, Marathi: आशफ़) is most common in Iraq. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashaf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 465,687th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,079,593 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Ashaf are found; 41 percent are found in West Asia and 41 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 233,206th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 1,161 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is borne by 293 people, or 1 in 119,528. Outside of Iraq this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashaf in the Marathi language | ||
| आशफ़ | asafa | - |
| Ashaf in the Hindi language | ||
| आशफ | asapha | 44.09 |
| अशफ | asapha | 37.01 |
| अशाफ | asapha | 5.51 |
| अशरफ | asarapha | 3.94 |
| आशाफ | asapha | 2.36 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ashaf
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