Ashkar Surname
Approximately 9,420 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameAshkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,829 | 1:16,870 | 2,323 |
| Egypt | 1,220 | 1:75,357 | 6,848 |
| Palestine | 1,211 | 1:3,756 | 836 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| United States | 630 | 1:575,332 | 47,145 |
| Lebanon | 605 | 1:9,317 | 1,408 |
| Iran | 602 | 1:127,546 | 11,724 |
| India | 403 | 1:1,903,388 | 66,344 |
| Iraq | 204 | 1:171,675 | 4,240 |
| Syria | 180 | 1:107,228 | 3,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 147 | 1:62,328 | 5,951 |
| Jordan | 131 | 1:67,500 | 5,862 |
| Australia | 130 | 1:207,659 | 20,175 |
| Pakistan | 90 | 1:1,984,932 | 19,183 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Afghanistan | 16 | 1:2,009,574 | 14,441 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
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).
- ashkarjuliAshkar Demographics
Average Male Ashkar Height
179.28 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Ashkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ashkar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆର | ara | - |
| Ashkar in the Marathi language | ||
| कर | kara | 66.67 |
| आशकर | asakara | 10 |
| ूरकर | urakara | 6.67 |
| अशकर | asakara | 6.67 |
| अशकार | asakara | 6.67 |
| ाकर | akara | 3.33 |
| Ashkar in the Hindi language | ||
| आशकार | asakara | 54.78 |
| अश्कर | askara | 17.65 |
| अशकार | asakara | 7.35 |
| आश्कार | askara | 7.35 |
| आशकर | asakara | 5.51 |
| अशकर | asakara | 2.21 |
| अश्कार | askara | 2.21 |
| आसकार | asakara | 1.1 |
| आष्कर | askara | 0.74 |
| ाशकर | asakara | 0.37 |
| आशकारा | asakara | 0.37 |
| भाष्कर | bhaskara | 0.37 |
| Ashkar in the Bengali language | ||
| আস্কর | askara | 50 |
| আছকর | achakara | 50 |
| Ashkar in the Russian language | ||
| Ашкар | askar | - |
| Ashkar in the Arabic language | ||
| أشقر | ashqr | - |
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