Ashkar Surname

54,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Palestine

Ashkar Surname User-submission:

I am from Mendoza, Argentina and my great-grandfather was from Lebanon, my great-grandmother was from Syria.

Ashkar means blond. When my great-grandfather came from Lebanon to Argentina, his last name, which was أشقر (Ashkar) was translated to Rubio (blond in Spanish).

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Ashkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1,8291:16,8702,323
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
Palestine1,2111:3,756836
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
United States6301:575,33247,145
Lebanon6051:9,3171,408
Iran6021:127,54611,724
India4031:1,903,38866,344
Iraq2041:171,6754,240
Syria1801:107,2283,432
United Arab Emirates1471:62,3285,951
Jordan1311:67,5005,862
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Pakistan901:1,984,93219,183
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Canada701:526,36644,416
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Qatar471:50,1704,949
England461:1,211,26256,182
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
France131:5,109,440259,941
Oman121:307,3314,704
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Ashkar (4,993) may also be a first name.

Ashkar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

I am from Mendoza, Argentina and my great-grandfather was from Lebanon, my great-grandmother was from Syria.

Ashkar means blond. When my great-grandfather came from Lebanon to Argentina, his last name, which was أشقر (Ashkar) was translated to Rubio (blond in Spanish).

- ashkarjuli

Ashkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ashkar (Arabic: أشقر, Bengali: আস্কর, Hindi: आशकार, Marathi: कर, Oriya: ଆର, Russian: Ашкар) has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashkar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,093rd most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 773,625 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Ashkar live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 25 percent live in Levant. It is also the 96,287th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 4,993 people.

The last name Ashkar is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 1,829 people, or 1 in 16,870. Apart from Saudi Arabia Ashkar is found in 53 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 13 percent live and Palestine, where 13 percent live.

Ashkar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ashkar surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (46%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ashkar surname are 42.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ashkar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.28% less than the national average, earning 206,671 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.17% less than the national average, earning R 89,892 per year; in United States they earn 20.37% more than the national average, earning $51,939 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.1% more than the national average, earning $61,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aschkar92828/
Aashkar9245/
Ashkkar9240/
Ashkhar9216/
Hashkar929/
Gashkar929/
Ashkaar921/
Ashkarr921/
Ashkarh921/
Askar9199,158/
Aishekar861/
Ashqar832,578/
Aaskar83442/
Askkar83239/
Haskar8396/
Gaskar8391/
Ashcar8385/
Askhar8366/
Eshkar8358/
Askare8333/
Ashkor8332/
Asqhar8330/
Asckar8317/
Asskar8314/
Oshkar836/
Auskar835/
Askaar832/
Askair832/
Ayskar831/
Askgar831/
Aiskar831/
Askarh831/
Ashkarova8031/
Atsehekar807/
Ashkour772,056/
Hachkar77308/
Haskard77294/
Haskkar7722/
Hayskar7713/
Aschcar7712/
Ahaskar7711/
Aisekar778/
Gashkor777/
Achkkar774/
Haskare773/
Goshkar772/
Hatskar771/
Hauskar771/
Haiskar771/
Aachkar771/
Ashquar771/
Addskar771/
Heshkar771/
Haskaur771/
Achkard771/
Asqhair771/
Ashkoor771/
Ashkore771/
Askarpp771/
Haskart770/
Aşkar736,080/
Oskar732,662/
Ascar73640/
Azkar73289/
Ačkar73232/
Asqar73201/
Askor73159/
Eskar73141/
Óskar732/
Açkar731/
Aćkar731/
Askarova7156,671/
Haisekar711/
Aaichkar711/
Asskaire711/
Ashkhoor711/
Askour673,322/
Achcar67768/
Askeur67674/
Gascar67205/
Azkaar67146/
Achqar67137/
Ouskar67136/
Hascar67127/
Askharova67121/
Aiscar67104/
Heskar6757/
Hoskar6742/
Oshkarova6730/
Askeir6729/
Ascare6727/
Ascard6726/
Goskar6724/
Azkhar6722/
Haxkar6721/
Axhcar6717/
Ayscar6715/
Haskor6710/
Oskkar678/
Hazkar677/
Osckar676/
Haskarova676/
Askoor674/
Oskaar674/
Ascart673/
Auscar673/
Askort673/
Hoşkar672/
Eskair672/
Eshcar672/
Osskar671/
Hozkar671/
Ascarz671/
Asquar671/
Oszkar671/
Oskhar671/
Askord671/
Asqare671/
Os'kar671/
Azqhar671/
Heaschear670/

Ashkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashkar in the Oriya language
ଆରara-
Ashkar in the Marathi language
करkara66.67
आशकरasakara10
ूरकरurakara6.67
अशकरasakara6.67
अशकारasakara6.67
ाकरakara3.33
Ashkar in the Hindi language
आशकारasakara54.78
अश्करaskara17.65
अशकारasakara7.35
आश्कारaskara7.35
आशकरasakara5.51
अशकरasakara2.21
अश्कारaskara2.21
आसकारasakara1.1
आष्करaskara0.74
ाशकरasakara0.37
आशकाराasakara0.37
भाष्करbhaskara0.37
Ashkar in the Bengali language
আস্করaskara50
আছকরachakara50
Ashkar in the Russian language
Ашкарaskar-
Ashkar in the Arabic language
أشقرashqr-

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