Where Does The Last Name Ashr Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ashr (Bengali: অশ্র, Hindi: आश्र, Russian: Ашр) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashr? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 257,936^th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,775,587 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ashr are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Ashr is also the 696,764^th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 172 people.

Ashr is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,464 people, or 1 in 122,025. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 88 percent reside, Sindh, where 10 percent reside and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 1 percent reside. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 1 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Ashr Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ashr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.