Asharif Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Qatar

Asharif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Asharif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1051:1,701,37017,526
India571:13,457,287231,997
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Asharif (124) may also be a first name.

Asharif Last Name Facts

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

Asharif (Hindi: अशरीफ, Marathi: अशाराफी) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Asharif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asharif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Asharif is the 1,155,901st most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Asharif live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 836,439th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 124 people.

The surname Asharif is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 1,701,370. In Pakistan Asharif is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 50 percent are found, Sindh, where 40 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent are found. Beside Pakistan Asharif is found in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Asharif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asharif in the Hindi language
अशरीफasaripha81.58
अशरिफasaripha13.16
आशरिफasaripha2.63
अ॰शरीफasaripha2.63
Asharif in the Marathi language
अशाराफीasaraphi28.57
अशरीफasaripha28.57
आशरीफasaripha28.57
अशारीफasaripha14.29

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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 Asharif
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