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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 found most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

Ashir is the 97,826^th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,502,897 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 commonly used first name at a global level, held by 11,527 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,144 people, or 1 in 82,623. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 39 percent reside, Kano, where 27 percent reside and Kaduna, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Ashir 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 incidence of Ashir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ashir surname grew 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ashir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ashir surname 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.