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Where Does The Last Name Ashir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Ashir (Arabic: عشير, Georgian: აშირ, Hindi: अशीर, Marathi: अशीर, Oriya: ଆଶିର୍, Russian: Ашир, Tibetan: ཨེ་ཤིར་) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 97,826^th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,502,897 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Ashir reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 55,680^th most prevalent given name internationally, held by 11,527 people.

The surname Ashir is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,144 people, or 1 in 82,623. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 39 percent reside, Kano, where 27 percent reside and Kaduna, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 27 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside.

Ashir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ashir has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ashir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Muslim (64%) in Nigeria.

The amount Ashir earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $38,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,765 CAD per year.