Asif Surname

843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 628,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Asif Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from an Arabic root meaning 'forgiving' 'strong' or 'decisive'. Historically, it refers to a wise figure in Islamic tradition (often associated with King Solomon's vizier).

Asif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan506,5701:35346
Bangladesh48,1231:3,311317
India41,2981:18,5741,455
Saudi Arabia11,8061:2,614327
Afghanistan5,1911:6,194538
United Arab Emirates4,6931:1,952241
England2,1831:25,5243,494
United States1,0691:339,06430,564
Kuwait8101:4,692641
Oman5901:6,251886
Bahrain5291:2,549407
Qatar5271:4,474459
Spain4811:97,1988,027
Maldives4661:86799
Canada4511:81,6989,108
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Iran2671:287,57520,683
Iraq2411:145,3183,824
Thailand2401:294,32650,651
Indonesia1991:664,56951,932
Syria1931:100,0053,361
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Malaysia1501:196,62811,628
Scotland1291:41,5023,856
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
Greece961:115,41419,400
Australia801:337,44628,659
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Denmark571:99,0309,368
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Norway431:119,58815,719
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Israel321:267,42624,032
France311:2,142,668174,004
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Wales281:110,5198,545
Azerbaijan231:419,5278,573
China181:75,962,3094,162
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Yemen131:2,032,71513,240
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Asif (824,977) may also be a first name.

Asif Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from an Arabic root meaning 'forgiving' 'strong' or 'decisive'. Historically, it refers to a wise figure in Islamic tradition (often associated with King Solomon's vizier).

- jessicaweiss

Asif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Asif (Arabic: آصف, Dhivehi: އާސިފ‬, Hindi: आसिफ, Marathi: आसीफ़, Oriya: ଆସିଫ, Russian: Асиф) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 843rd most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,604 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Asif are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Asif is also the 1,131st most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 824,977 people.

The surname Asif is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 506,570 people, or 1 in 353. In Pakistan Asif is mostly found in: Punjab, where 65 percent are found, Sindh, where 18 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 8 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Asif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Asif last name are 0.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Asif earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.27% less than the national average, earning 251,704 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.3% more than the national average, earning R 312,012 per year; in United States they earn 17.05% more than the national average, earning $50,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $47,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aasif8917,981/
Ashif899,313/
Assif893,272/
Hasif891,226/
Asaif8962/
Asife8955/
Asiff8942/
Asief8926/
Asifh8924/
Ausif8921/
Ahsif899/
Aesif898/
Gasif897/
Atsif896/
Asidf896/
Aisif895/
Aseif893/
Easif892/
Asihf892/
Asifp891/
Asipf891/
Asiwf891/
Aysif891/
Asoif891/
Asisf891/
Azsif891/
Asuif891/
Aashif801,570/
Aassif80414/
Hashif80297/
Hassif8081/
Assiff8073/
Aasaif8026/
Ashaif8022/
Hasiff809/
Ashief806/
Ashife806/
Ashiff805/
Ashifh803/
Hasaif803/
Asshif802/
Gaisif802/
Assaif802/
Hasifp801/
Aasief801/
Aasife801/
Aasift801/
Aasisf801/
Aaisif801/
Hasife801/
Hasifh801/
A'Asif801/
Asieff801/
Ashipf801/
Gassif801/
Asseif801/
Hascif801/
Haseif801/
Asef753,013/
Asib752,361/
Azif751,080/
Osif75502/
Asiv75139/
Asiw7562/
Ajif7549/
Agif7549/
Acif755/
Asyf754/
Esif752/
Asjf751/
Assaife7327/
Asifova736/
Aashaif734/
Haessif731/
Ahashif731/
Aushiff731/
Ashshif731/
Hadshif731/
Ashheif731/
Aashiff731/
Hassiff731/
Hasib6750,706/
Asiph675,088/
Assef672,393/
Hasiv671,116/
Assib67463/
Aseef67428/
Ashef67380/
Adjif67370/
Ashib67313/
Asiev67271/
Aseff67242/
Asaib67239/
Aasib67232/
Hajif67220/
Osife67153/
Aasiv67142/
Ajaif6786/
Asihw6758/
Ashiv6750/
Ausef6743/
Hazif6738/
Ehsif6737/
Asiew6732/
Hosif6730/
Azizf6720/
Essif6719/
Ossif6719/
Ascef6717/
Uosif6715/
Easchief6710/
Ojaif678/
Asefe678/
Achif677/
Aajif676/
Osaif676/
Arzif676/
Aziff676/
Aasef675/
Aysef675/
Ousif675/
Agife675/
Aseiw675/
Ajiff675/
Gasiv674/
Agift674/
Hasiw673/
Azief673/
Azaif673/
Eesif672/
Aseaf672/
Asieb672/
Ozaif672/
Aizif672/
Aciff672/
Hasyf671/
Osiff671/
Hasifova671/
Aasjf671/
Eusif671/
Asséf671/
Hesif671/
Hasef671/
Gazif671/
Ahsef671/
Eazif671/
Augif671/
Azsef671/
Oseif671/
Esiff671/
Esaif671/
Uisif671/
Easib671/
Asibh671/

Asif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asif in the Hindi language
आसिफasipha93.53
आसीफasipha3.56
आसिफ़asifa0.64
आसीफ़asifa0.01
असिफ़asifa0.01
आसिकasika0.01
असीफ़asifa0
आसिफ़़asifa0
आसिुasiu0
आशिकasika0
आसिफ़asifa0
आसिमasima0
Asif in the Oriya language
ଆସିଫasipha70.74
ଆସିଫ୍asiph19.65
ଅସିଫasipha4.8
ଅସିଫ୍asiph2.62
ଆଶିଫ୍asiph0.87
ସିରsira0.44
Asif in the Marathi language
आसीफ़asifa70.71
असीफ़asifa28.03
अशीफ़asifa0.42
आशीफ़asifa0.42
Asif in the Dhivehi language
އާސިފ‬asif66.67
ް‫ޢާޞިފްasif33.33
Asif in the Russian language
Асифasif-
Asif in the Arabic language
آصفasf-
أصفasf-
عاصفasf-
اصفasf-

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