Ashef Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Ashef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Ashef (227) may also be a first name.
Ashef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ashef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ashef (Marathi: आसेफ़) occurs most in Bangladesh. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ashef click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ashef? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ashef is the 754,238th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The last name Ashef occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ashef reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ashef is also the 596,468th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 227 people.
The surname Ashef is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Barring Bangladesh Ashef is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ashef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashef in the Marathi language | ||
| आसेफ़ | asefa | - |
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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 Ashef
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