Asharf Surname

137,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Asharf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asharf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,0751:44,3064,449
Pakistan7901:226,1325,294
India3621:2,118,96571,393
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
United States71:51,779,848968,877
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Asharf (2,998) may also be a first name.

Asharf Last Name Facts

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

Asharf (Hindi: अशरफ, Marathi: अशफर्) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asharf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Asharf is the 137,520th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,236,816 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Asharf reside; 64 percent reside in North Africa and 64 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Asharf is also the 132,205th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 2,998 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,075 people, or 1 in 44,306. Excluding Egypt this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 24 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Asharf Last Name Statistics demography

Asharf earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashaarf921/
Ashharf921/
Ashgarf921/
Asharfh921/
Asaharf921/
Asarf9193/
Asherf83266/
Asgarf8310/
Esharf831/
Ahsarf831/
Assarf831/
Asharb831/
Asarfh831/
Acharf831/
Aasarf831/
Hasarf831/
Asharph7743/
Azarf73381/
Asarv7324/
Osarf731/
Asorf731/
Aserf731/
Achcharf713/
Ahsahhrf711/
Hasarb67164/
Asarph6728/
Hazarf671/
Asgarv671/
O'Sarf670/
Ashourb622/
Aassarv622/
Oucharf622/
Aasjarv621/
Gossarf620/
Otcharft571/
Azarb552/
Asorw551/
Asorb551/
Axarv551/
Ouzarf509/
Hazarb502/
Hazarv501/
Achorv501/

Asharf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asharf in the Marathi language
अशफर्asaphar-
Asharf in the Hindi language
अशरफasarapha80
अशर्फasarpha12.17
अश्ारफasarapha4.35
अशारफasarapha3.48

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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 Asharf
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