Asif Surname
Approximately 628,037 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 506,570 | 1:353 | 46 |
| Bangladesh | 48,123 | 1:3,311 | 317 |
| India | 41,298 | 1:18,574 | 1,455 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11,806 | 1:2,614 | 327 |
| Afghanistan | 5,191 | 1:6,194 | 538 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4,693 | 1:1,952 | 241 |
| England | 2,183 | 1:25,524 | 3,494 |
| United States | 1,069 | 1:339,064 | 30,564 |
| Kuwait | 810 | 1:4,692 | 641 |
| Oman | 590 | 1:6,251 | 886 |
| Bahrain | 529 | 1:2,549 | 407 |
| Qatar | 527 | 1:4,474 | 459 |
| Spain | 481 | 1:97,198 | 8,027 |
| Maldives | 466 | 1:867 | 99 |
| Canada | 451 | 1:81,698 | 9,108 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Iran | 267 | 1:287,575 | 20,683 |
| Iraq | 241 | 1:145,318 | 3,824 |
| Thailand | 240 | 1:294,326 | 50,651 |
| Indonesia | 199 | 1:664,569 | 51,932 |
| Syria | 193 | 1:100,005 | 3,361 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Malaysia | 150 | 1:196,628 | 11,628 |
| Scotland | 129 | 1:41,502 | 3,856 |
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| Greece | 96 | 1:115,414 | 19,400 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| Germany | 77 | 1:1,045,525 | 70,954 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Sweden | 68 | 1:144,805 | 10,193 |
| Denmark | 57 | 1:99,030 | 9,368 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| Norway | 43 | 1:119,588 | 15,719 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Azerbaijan | 23 | 1:419,527 | 8,573 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Yemen | 13 | 1:2,032,715 | 13,240 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
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).
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Asif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Asif (Arabic: آصف, Dhivehi: އާސިފ, Hindi: आसिफ, Marathi: आसीफ़, Oriya: ଆସିଫ, Russian: Асиф) occurs most in Pakistan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asif? popularity and diffusion
The last name Asif is the 843rd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,604 people. The surname Asif is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Asif live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Asif is also the 1,131st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 824,977 people.
Asif is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 506,570 people, or 1 in 353. In Pakistan Asif is most frequent in: Punjab, where 65 percent are found, Sindh, where 18 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this surname is found 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 adherence of those bearing the Asif last name is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
In The United States Asif are 0.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.57% registered with 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
Asif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asif in the Hindi language | ||
| आसिफ | asipha | 93.53 |
| आसीफ | asipha | 3.56 |
| आसिफ़ | asifa | 0.64 |
| आसीफ़ | asifa | 0.01 |
| असिफ़ | asifa | 0.01 |
| आसिक | asika | 0.01 |
| असीफ़ | asifa | 0 |
| आसिफ़़ | asifa | 0 |
| आसिु | asiu | 0 |
| आशिक | asika | 0 |
| आसिफ़ | asifa | 0 |
| आसिम | asima | 0 |
| Asif in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆସିଫ | asipha | 70.74 |
| ଆସିଫ୍ | asiph | 19.65 |
| ଅସିଫ | asipha | 4.8 |
| ଅସିଫ୍ | asiph | 2.62 |
| ଆଶିଫ୍ | asiph | 0.87 |
| ସିର | sira | 0.44 |
| Asif in the Marathi language | ||
| आसीफ़ | asifa | 70.71 |
| असीफ़ | asifa | 28.03 |
| अशीफ़ | asifa | 0.42 |
| आशीफ़ | asifa | 0.42 |
| Asif in the Dhivehi language | ||
| އާސިފ | asif | 66.67 |
| ްޢާޞިފް | asif | 33.33 |
| Asif in the Russian language | ||
| Асиф | asif | - |
| Asif in the Arabic language | ||
| آصف | asf | - |
| أصف | asf | - |
| عاصف | asf | - |
| اصف | asf | - |
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