Ashafaq Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ashafaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashafaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1181:1,513,93116,403
India651:11,801,006214,148
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ashafaq (474) may also be a first name.

Ashafaq Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ashafaq Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ashafaq (Hindi: अशफाक़, Marathi: अशफ़ाक) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ashafaq.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashafaq? popularity and diffusion

Ashafaq is the 1,235,409th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ashafaq reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ashafaq is also the 390,891st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 474 people.

Ashafaq is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 1,513,931. In Pakistan Ashafaq is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 80 percent are found, Sindh, where 9 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan Ashafaq exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ashafaq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashafaq in the Hindi language
अशफाक़asaphaqa50
अशफ़ाक़asafaqa28.91
अशफाकasaphaka18.75
असफाकasaphaka0.78
अशफकasaphaka0.78
अशफाक़़asaphaqa0.78
Ashafaq in the Marathi language
अशफ़ाकasafaka50
अशफ़क़asafaqa25
अशफ़ाक़asafaqa25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ashafaq
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