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

The last name Ashir (Arabic: عشير, Georgian: აშირ, Hindi: अशीर, Marathi: अशीर, Oriya: ଆଶିର୍, Russian: Ашир, Tibetan: ཨེ་ཤིར་) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name Ashir is the 97,826^th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,502,897 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Ashir reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ashir is also the 55,680^th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 11,527 people.

The last name Ashir is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,144 people, or 1 in 82,623. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 39 percent reside, Kano, where 27 percent reside and Kaduna, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 27 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent reside.

Ashir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ashir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ashir surname increased 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ashir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ashir last name is predominantly 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.