Asher Surname
Approximately 32,669 people bear this surname
Asher Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. — the son of Asset.' 'Asser (says Mr. Lower), an ancient personal name, as Asserius Menevensis, the preceptor of King Alfred. Two tenants called Azor are found in Domesday': Patronymica Britannica.
Read More About This SurnameAsher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,449 | 1:20,772 | 2,623 |
| Israel | 3,476 | 1:2,462 | 303 |
| England | 2,333 | 1:23,883 | 3,310 |
| Iran | 2,059 | 1:37,291 | 4,391 |
| India | 1,170 | 1:655,611 | 30,912 |
| Australia | 795 | 1:33,957 | 4,481 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Canada | 494 | 1:74,586 | 8,430 |
| Oman | 464 | 1:7,948 | 1,098 |
| Pakistan | 372 | 1:480,225 | 8,406 |
| Nigeria | 370 | 1:478,764 | 24,094 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| New Zealand | 255 | 1:17,758 | 3,115 |
| Scotland | 251 | 1:21,330 | 2,462 |
| South Africa | 170 | 1:318,692 | 30,132 |
| Jamaica | 145 | 1:19,793 | 1,737 |
| Syria | 110 | 1:175,464 | 3,874 |
| Tanzania | 108 | 1:490,200 | 32,950 |
| Micronesia | 87 | 1:1,221 | 279 |
| Afghanistan | 78 | 1:412,220 | 5,695 |
| Russia | 67 | 1:2,151,090 | 130,958 |
| Japan | 66 | 1:1,937,035 | 27,402 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 61 | 1:30,246 | 3,146 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Bulgaria | 38 | 1:183,655 | 10,199 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Kazakhstan | 29 | 1:609,741 | 42,435 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Marshall Islands | 20 | 1:2,591 | 585 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| United Arab Emirates | 19 | 1:482,225 | 23,275 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,029 | 1:23,688 | 3,303 |
| Scotland | 228 | 1:16,418 | 1,773 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,352 | 1:21,351 | 2,691 |
Asher (33,317) may also be a first name.
Asher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. — the son of Asset.' 'Asser (says Mr. Lower), an ancient personal name, as Asserius Menevensis, the preceptor of King Alfred. Two tenants called Azor are found in Domesday': Patronymica Britannica.- The frequent occurrence of Asher in the United States directories is due to an influx of German Aschers, who perhaps represent the same personal name.
Asser (without surname), canon of St. David's, 1202: History and Ant. St. David's.
John ap-Asser, canon of St. David's, 1218: ibid.
William Ascer, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Asser, Derbyshire, ibid.
Jordan Asser, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William Asser, rector of Aylmerton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1653. Married — Bradford Bury and Elizabeth Asser, of Barling, Essex: St. Dions Backchurch.
1671. John Adams and Philippa Asser, Hertfordshire, Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1756. Thomas Asser and Ann Coventry: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Æschere = Spear-Army. [Old English æsc, ash- tree, spear (because the shaft was of ash), + here, army] pær wæs Æschere, There was from Æschere fródan fyrnwitan, feorh nðgenge wise, old councillor, life departing.
Beowulf 4251-3.
2 Dweller by an Ash-Tree. [Old English æsc + the agential suff. -ere] (Hebrew) Fortunate. [Hebrew Ashér] But the name in our directories is very often a recent anglicization of the Ger. Ascher.
“Happy” in Hebrew. Also Asser. (See Ansell.)
(German) Dweller near an ash tree; descendant of Ascher (ash, army); one who came from Asch, in Germany.
Asher Demographics
Asher Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Asher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asher Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asher (Arabic: آشر, Georgian: აშერ, Hindi: आशेर, Marathi: आशर, Russian: Ашер, Tibetan: ཨ་ཤེར་) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Asher.
How Common Is The Last Name Asher? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,990th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 223,072 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Asher live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 25,680th most common first name on earth, held by 33,317 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 17,449 people, or 1 in 20,772. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent reside, Kentucky, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Asher is found in 105 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 11 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Asher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Asher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Asher last name expanded 742 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Asher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Asher surname is principally Anglican (57%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (62%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Asher surname are 15.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.24% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Asher earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.1% more than the national average, earning R 332,928 per year; in United States they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $43,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% less than the national average, earning $48,428 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asher in the Georgian language | ||
| აშერ | asher | - |
| Asher in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཨ་ཤེར་ | asher | 66.67 |
| ཨ་ཤར་ | ashar | 33.33 |
| Asher in the Marathi language | ||
| आशर | asara | 41.75 |
| अशेर | asera | 20.12 |
| आसर | asara | 16.04 |
| आशेर | asera | 15.58 |
| अशर | asara | 3.93 |
| आषेर | asera | 0.3 |
| Asher in the Hindi language | ||
| आशेर | asera | 35.71 |
| अशेर | asera | 21.43 |
| अशेर् | aser | 21.43 |
| ाशेर | asera | 14.29 |
| अशेरफ | aserapha | 7.14 |
| Asher in the Russian language | ||
| Ашер | aser | - |
| Asher in the Arabic language | ||
| آشر | ashr | - |
| اشر | ashr | - |
| لاشير | lashyr | - |
| اشير | ashyr | - |
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