Ashmawy Surname

19,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Ashmawy Surname User-submission:

The surname Ashmawy or Achmaoui means 'executioner', 'one who executes the sentence of death'.

Ashmawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt25,2601:3,640495
Saudi Arabia1,7891:17,2482,391
Kuwait1451:26,2123,463
United States801:4,530,737237,840
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Lebanon271:208,7818,577
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Oman41:921,9937,313
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Ashmawy (393) may also be a first name.

Ashmawy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ashmawy or Achmaoui means 'executioner', 'one who executes the sentence of death'.

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Ashmawy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ashmawy (Arabic: عشماوى) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashmawy? popularity and diffusion

Ashmawy is the 19,908th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 265,291 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ashmawy are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 436,161st most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 393 people.

The last name Ashmawy is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 25,260 people, or 1 in 3,640. Without taking into account Egypt this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside and Kuwait, where 1 percent reside.

Ashmawy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ashmawy surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

Ashmawy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ashmawey93598/
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Asmawy925/
Ashmaweey884/
Ashmawi863,880/
Eshmawy86669/
Ashmawe86275/
Ashmewy861/
Asmaway861/
Ashmawee8016/
Asmawi772,756/
Asmawe778/
Asmawa773/
Asmavy771/
Eshmawi71821/
Asmawie7164/
Hasmawi7131/
Asmawei7114/
Achmawi7110/
Asmowiy716/
Asmawai715/
Asmaawi711/
Asmawee711/
Asmahwi711/
Asmawii711/
Hazmawy711/
Asmabay711/
Ashmabi711/
Hachmawi672/
Ashmeave671/
Hasmawie671/
Eishmawi671/
Eshmawie671/

Ashmawy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashmawy in the Arabic language
عشماوىshmawy-
العشماويalshmawy-
عشماويshmawy-

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