Ashk Surname

260,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Ashk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,1501:66,7677,036
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Iraq421:833,84911,429
India281:27,395,192354,286
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ashk (309) may also be a first name.

Ashk Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ashk Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ashk (Hindi: अश्क, Russian: Ашк) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 260,307th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,829,388 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Ashk reside; 79 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ashk is also the 500,178th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 309 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 1,150 people, or 1 in 66,767. In Iran it is most numerous in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 19 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 16 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Iran this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 16 percent are found and Iraq, where 3 percent are found.

Ashk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ashk surname is chiefly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashke8935/
Gashk899/
Aashk894/
Hashk893/
Ahshk891/
Ask866,612/
Gaschk80209/
Aschke8091/
Aashkt804/
Ahashk801/
Ashkhs801/
Hashke801/
Aske751,345/
Asgh75891/
Gask75293/
Ausk75103/
Assk7575/
Ashq7542/
Askø7540/
Hask7516/
Eshk7513/
Oshk7511/
Askh758/
Aisk755/
Ahsk754/
Eask753/
Ashg752/
Asık751/
Ashc751/
Asck751/
Aesk751/
Askx751/
Aask751/
Ahxk751/
Asqh751/
Askg751/
Axhk751/
Aszk751/
Haschke733,774/
Ashkova73108/
Aishekh7334/
Haske672,694/
Aisek67870/
Hauschke67427/
Hashkova67143/
Aashq6721/
Auske6717/
Haskå6714/
Oshke6711/
Askås6710/
Askøe679/
Hatsk675/
Aysek675/
Aishq675/
Aasgh674/
Aushkova674/
Ashgh674/
Haisk674/
Hachk673/
Askhe673/
Haskh672/
Haask672/
Hausk672/
Easke672/
Auskx671/
Esshk671/
Aaisk671/
Easck671/
Ashqq671/
Asshq671/
Eshkh671/
Ayshkova671/
Gassk671/
Aeskh671/
Aaske671/
Aiske671/
Asskh671/
Ashqu671/
Askgs671/
Hasck671/
Hatschke671/
Eshzk671/
Hashg671/
Hashc671/
Hasks670/

Ashk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashk in the Hindi language
अश्कaska53.85
आश्कaska35.9
अशोकasoka5.13
आशकasaka2.56
अष्कaska2.56
Ashk in the Russian language
Ашкask-

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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
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  • 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 Ashk
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