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

The surname Ashk (Hindi: अश्क, Russian: Ашк) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 260,307th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,829,388 people. Ashk occurs predominantly 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 frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 309 people.

The surname Ashk is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 1,150 people, or 1 in 66,767. In Iran Ashk is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 19 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 16 percent reside and Kerman Province, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Iran this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 16 percent reside and Iraq, where 3 percent reside.

Ashk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ashk surname is principally 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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  • 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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