Ashraf Surname

392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,315,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ashraf Surname User-submission:

Ashraf means 'most honourable one' in Arabic. Used by both Muslims and Christians, usually Arabs, alike. However, the surname is common upon those of Arab descent living in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Ashraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan848,6931:21024
Egypt275,3621:33425
Bangladesh48,7541:3,269312
India47,2391:16,2381,309
Saudi Arabia20,9881:1,470150
Iran12,6671:6,062831
United Arab Emirates10,8941:84192
Afghanistan10,4321:3,082331
Sudan7,8401:4,784686
England5,5931:9,9621,467
Yemen3,4271:7,7111,026
Oman2,8941:1,274177
United States2,5721:140,92514,640
Kuwait2,4491:1,552181
Sri Lanka2,1201:9,8151,429
Qatar2,0971:1,12478
Malaysia1,2461:23,6712,147
Iraq1,2421:28,1981,411
Israel9661:8,8591,377
Bahrain9401:1,435202
Canada8061:45,7145,620
Spain6971:67,0766,002
Maldives5851:69180
Scotland5011:10,6861,462
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
France3101:214,26733,331
Thailand2971:237,84040,329
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Norway2431:21,1622,737
Germany1971:408,65737,472
Australia1901:142,08315,253
Denmark1681:33,5993,470
Wales1481:20,9092,227
Greece1421:78,02713,128
Uganda1361:287,05420,278
South Africa1321:410,43735,867
Tanzania1321:401,07328,352
Netherlands1301:129,90120,177
Kenya1201:384,83221,900
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Sweden781:126,2408,954
Belgium761:151,27221,156
Ireland721:65,4024,223
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Northern Ireland491:37,6543,578
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Libya491:127,428674
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Syria371:521,6495,346
Jordan301:294,74810,946
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Finland251:219,86818,073
China241:56,971,7323,099
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Austria201:425,77243,235
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Palestine181:252,71410,113
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malta11:430,2723,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ashraf (1,121,045) may also be a first name.

Ashraf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ashraf means 'most honourable one' in Arabic. Used by both Muslims and Christians, usually Arabs, alike. However, the surname is common upon those of Arab descent living in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

- amnaahasani

Ashraf Last Name Facts

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

Ashraf (Arabic: الاشرف, Bengali: আশরফ, Dhivehi: އަޝްރަފ‬, Hindi: अशरफ, Marathi: अशरफ़, Oriya: ଅସରଫ, Russian: Ашраф) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ashraf.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashraf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ashraf is the 392nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,539 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Ashraf are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 755th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 1,121,045 people.

It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 848,693 people, or 1 in 210. In Pakistan Ashraf is most numerous in: Punjab, where 78 percent live, Sindh, where 11 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name exists in 111 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 21 percent live and Bangladesh, where 4 percent live.

Ashraf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ashraf last name is chiefly Maronite (40%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ashraf surname are 3.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Ashraf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.56% less than the national average, earning 278,386 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.13% more than the national average, earning R 328,248 per year; in United States they earn 19.92% more than the national average, earning $51,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $52,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashraff923,756/
Ashrafe92470/
Ashraaf92203/
Ashraif9286/
Aashraf9259/
Asshraf9231/
Ashrraf9211/
Ashrafh9210/
Ashraft928/
Ashrafp927/
Aishraf927/
Ashsraf927/
Aushraf926/
Hashraf925/
Aschraf922/
Adshraf922/
Ashjraf922/
Ashrasf922/
Asjhraf922/
Ashradf922/
Ashrauf921/
Ashrzaf921/
Ajshraf921/
Ashrhaf921/
Azshraf921/
Asraf9116,732/
Ashrraff868/
Aschraft864/
Ashraaff862/
Ashraffe861/
Ashrafth861/
Ashrafff861/
Hashraff861/
Achraf838,617/
Ahsraf83539/
Asraff83123/
Assraf8395/
Ashrof8392/
Asrhaf8347/
Hasraf8335/
Ashrab8328/
Asraaf8324/
Asraif8316/
Asjraf8312/
Asrafe8310/
Eshraf837/
Aasraf835/
Asrafh835/
Asrraf832/
Aisraf832/
Ascraf831/
Asrapf831/
Asrauf831/
Asreaf831/
Ashraw831/
Azhraf831/
Ausraf831/
Ajhraf831/
Asrasf831/
Asrayf831/
Aysraf831/
Asxraf831/
Aszraf831/
Ashrafova80162/
Ashrafová805/
Ashraftdt801/
Ashroff772,671/
Ashraph77185/
Ashroof77128/
Achrafe778/
Assraff778/
Ashrouf777/
Achraff774/
Ashrabh773/
Ashrova772/
Ashreif772/
Ahsraff772/
Hasraff772/
Hassraf771/
Aasraaf771/
Aishrof771/
Ashraab771/
Ashroft771/
Ahssraf771/
Achraif771/
Ashroif771/
Ashrowa771/
Achraaf771/
Aszsraf771/
Hausraf770/
Azraf73697/
Asrav73482/
Asrof73237/
Asrab73109/
Esraf7331/
Ajraf7320/
Aşraf732/
Acraf731/
Aschroft718/
Asrafova716/
Hashrouf714/
Hashroof714/
Ac'hraff714/
Gaushrav711/
Ashraaph711/
Ashzroft711/
Eishraff711/
Ashraaaaaaf711/
Asraph67259/
Asroff6747/
Hezraf6711/
Ashrov6710/
Hasrab6710/
Asrova675/
Azraff673/
Ashrob672/
Hazraf672/
Eshrof671/
Assrab671/
Ashrow671/
Azhrab671/
Hajraf671/
Azraaf671/
Assrof671/

Ashraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ashraf in the Bengali language
আশরফasarapha-
Ashraf in the Hindi language
अशरफasarapha98.18
अशरफ़asarafa0.83
अश्रफasrapha0.32
असरफasarapha0.28
अशराफasarapha0.15
आशरफasarapha0.11
अशरasara0.02
अश्रफ़asrafa0.01
अशरफ्asaraph0.01
अश़रफ़asarafa0.01
अश्राफasrapha0.01
आश्रफasrapha0.01
़अशरफasarapha0.01
असरवasarava0
अशऱफasarapha0
अषरफasarapha0
अशरफॅasaraphe0
अशरफ़asarafa0
अशरफीasaraphi0
Ashraf in the Dhivehi language
އަޝްރަފ‬asraf66.67
ު‫އަޝްރަފްuasraf33.33
Ashraf in the Oriya language
ଅସରଫasarapha51.22
ଅଶରଫasarapha14.63
ଆଶରଫasarapha9.76
ଆସରଫasarapha7.32
ଅସରଫ୍asaraph4.88
ଅଶରଫ୍asaraph2.44
ଅସରାଫasarapha2.44
ଆସରଫ୍asaraph2.44
ଅସରଫିasaraphi2.44
ଆଶ୍ରାଫ୍asraph2.44
Ashraf in the Marathi language
अशरफ़asarafa44.44
अशरकasaraka16.67
अशराजasaraja5.56
असरफ़asarafa5.56
अशरतasarata5.56
असरातasarata5.56
अशरजasaraja5.56
असरबasaraba5.56
असहरफasaharapha5.56
Ashraf in the Russian language
Ашрафasraf-
Ashraf in the Arabic language
الاشرفalashrf-
أشرفashrf-
اشرفashrf-

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