Ashraq Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Ashraq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ashraq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6581:271,4955,925
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
England121:4,643,172139,951
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Ashraq (23,442) may also be a first name.

Ashraq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ashraq occurs most in Pakistan. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashraq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ashraq is the 466,165th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ashraq live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Ashraq is also the 33,581st most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 23,442 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 658 people, or 1 in 271,495. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 49 percent reside, Punjab, where 34 percent reside and Sindh, where 7 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashraqh92122/
Ashraaq9233/
Ashraqt924/
Ashraqu922/
Ashratq921/
Ashraqs921/
Eashraq921/
Asraq9135/
Ashraque863/
Ashraaaq861/
Ashrak8349/
Ashrag8316/
Eshraq833/
Achraq831/
Asjraq831/
Aszraqe771/
Ashrakt771/
Ashrooq771/
Hasratq771/
Azraq731,523/
Asrak731,112/
Asrag737/
Esraq731/
Achrak67266/
Hesraq6726/
Eshrak6711/
Eshrag673/
Gasrag671/
Assrag671/
Hasrak671/
Hazraq671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ashraq
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