Asimov Surname

310,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uzbekistan
Highest density in:
Uzbekistan

Asimov Surname User-submission:

The Asimov surname comes from the old Russian term ozimniy khleb (озимний хлеб), meaning 'winter rye bread'.

Asimov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uzbekistan7511:41,1845,438
Kazakhstan1731:102,21111,293
Russia1481:973,80475,698
Azerbaijan461:209,7645,462
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Tajikistan221:381,2132,820
North Macedonia81:262,68415,306
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
France31:22,140,907385,998
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Ašimov (28) & Aşimov (27) are calculated separately.

Asimov (34) may also be a first name.

Asimov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Asimov surname comes from the old Russian term ozimniy khleb (озимний хлеб), meaning 'winter rye bread'.

- vinnief

The Asimov surname comes from the name Azim, which means 'great' in Turkic languages, and the Russian ending -ov.

- vinnief

Asimov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Asimov (Russian: Асимов) occurs more in Uzbekistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ašimov or Aşimov. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asimov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 310,992nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,017,792 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Asimov reside; 78 percent reside in Central Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 34 people.

The last name Asimov is most widespread in Uzbekistan, where it is carried by 751 people, or 1 in 41,184. Apart from Uzbekistan this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 12 percent live.

Asimov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Asimov surname is predominantly Muslim (92%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Asimov last name are 32.18% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 78.95% being registered to vote for the party.

Asimov earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.5% more than the national average, earning $71,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ašimov9428/
Aşimov9427/
Ashimov9213,381/
Gasimov922,016/
Asimova921,143/
Hasimov92155/
Assimov925/
Aisimov924/
Aysimov921/
Ashimova867,921/
Gashimov864,346/
Hashimov861,447/
Gasimova861,363/
Assimova8627/
Aisimova868/
Aushimov867/
Gassimov864/
Aschimov863/
Aishimov861/
Azimov83113,217/
Esimov831,799/
Aćimov83472/
Acimov83156/
Osimov83152/
Asymov8378/
Asemov8372/
Agimov8336/
Asimow8327/
Ajimov834/
Asimof833/
Ažimov831/
Gashimova802,180/
Hashimova801,218/
Gassimova808/
Aushimova805/
Ayshimova802/
Gaschimov801/
Azimova77109,702/
Haşimov7711,150/
Gasymov774,483/
Eshimov772,999/
Gazimov771,012/
Ashymov77646/
Achimov77512/
Azhimov77487/
Hasymov77267/
Hesimov77264/
Osimova7781/
Asymova7770/
Asemova7728/
Aşimova7727/
Hacimov7713/
Hazimov7710/
Gašimov778/
Arzimov776/
Oshimov775/
Ashemov774/
Asimowa774/
Assemov773/
Adzimov772/
Asyomov772/
Azzimov772/
Azitmov771/
Gosimov771/
Hašimov771/
Osimovs771/
Azimovs771/
Essimov771/
Gaschimova751/
Haşimova7111,895/
Hoshimov712,235/
Gasymova711,968/
Gazimova711,030/
Ashymova71659/
Azhimova71567/
Hasymova71240/
Hashymov71116/
Gasimoff7127/
Gashymov7118/
Hacimova7113/
Hazimova719/
Eschimov717/
Ahasymov717/
Gassymov715/
Oshimova715/
Asyomova714/
Ashimoff712/
Gazhimov712/
Gosimova712/
Eazimova712/
Gašimova712/
Hasimoff711/
Adzhimov711/
Ashimaev711/
Haçimova711/
Hashimow711/
Azimmova711/
Hoshimova672,165/
Azymov67350/
Ezimov67217/
Azemov67216/
Ozimov67112/
Hashymova67110/
Azimow6780/
Gadzhimov6719/
Gazhimova6718/
Ahasymova679/
Esemov676/
Azimof675/
Gashymova675/
Esymov674/
Ashchymov672/
Agemov671/
Aćemov671/
Gassymova671/
Esimow671/
Agimof671/
Ajemov671/

Asimov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asimov in the Russian language
Асимовasimov-

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