Ashm Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Ashm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ashm (117) may also be a first name.

Ashm Last Name Facts

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

Ashm (Arabic: عاشم, Hindi: अश्म, Russian: Ашм) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Ashm live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 91 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 864,112th most widely held first name internationally, held by 117 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is borne by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Beside Egypt Ashm occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hashm893,482/
Ashmh89115/
Aishm8938/
Ashme899/
Aeshm893/
Aashm892/
Ahshm891/
Ashmt891/
Ashmd891/
Eashm891/
Asm861,807/
Hashme80150/
Aaishm8016/
Hashmt8012/
Hashmh803/
Haashm801/
Athshm801/
Asehem801/
Hashjm801/
Haishm801/
Hasshm801/
Auschm800/
Aasm75503/
Asme75489/
Hasm75174/
Gasm7568/
Azhm7524/
Aism7516/
Asmh7514/
Asmt7513/
Oshm757/
Assm757/
Easm756/
Achm754/
Aysm754/
Ahsm752/
Aszm752/
Ajhm752/
Eshm752/
Asmd752/
Aesm751/
Azsm751/
Asjm751/
Asmm751/
Adsm751/
Hashshm731/
Hachm67141/
Assme6778/
Heshm6764/
Hasme6763/
Asmth6718/
Achme6710/
Eassm679/
Haism678/
Hassm673/
Asmme673/
Achmt672/
Aasmh672/
Atsme672/
Gassm672/
Hasım671/
Aissm671/
Ahajm671/
Eeshm671/
Oshjm671/
Ausmt671/
Asmmd671/
Aasme671/
Hasìm671/
Hasmh671/
Hasmt671/
Ausme670/

Ashm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashm in the Hindi language
अश्मasma82.5
आश्मasma15
आशमasama2.5
Ashm in the Russian language
Ашмasm-
Ashm in the Arabic language
عاشمashm-

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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
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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 Ashm
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