Asir Surname
Approximately 3,812 people bear this surname
Asir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,125 | 1:117,555 | 11,886 |
| India | 799 | 1:960,032 | 40,990 |
| Afghanistan | 566 | 1:56,808 | 1,878 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Nigeria | 180 | 1:984,126 | 41,775 |
| Malaysia | 133 | 1:221,761 | 12,837 |
| Pakistan | 123 | 1:1,452,389 | 16,004 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| United Arab Emirates | 90 | 1:101,803 | 8,801 |
| Philippines | 89 | 1:1,137,508 | 91,778 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Lebanon | 34 | 1:165,797 | 7,705 |
| Palestine | 32 | 1:142,152 | 8,076 |
| Iran | 25 | 1:3,071,301 | 92,215 |
| Maldives | 18 | 1:22,454 | 1,401 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Syria | 12 | 1:1,608,418 | 8,291 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Aşir (8) are calculated separately.
Asir (20,648) may also be a first name.
Asir Demographics
Average Asir Salary in
United States
$54,110 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Asir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Asir (Arabic: اسير, Bengali: অসির, Hindi: असीर, Marathi: असीर, Oriya: ଅସିର) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Aşir. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Asir is the 120,336th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,911,738 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Asir are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Asir is also the 36,940th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 20,648 people.
It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,125 people, or 1 in 117,555. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Java, where 27 percent are found, West Nusa Tenggara, where 16 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 7 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 15 percent are found.
Asir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Asir last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (36%) in Lebanon and Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Asir surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
Asir earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.4% more than the national average, earning $54,110 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Asir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Asir in the Bengali language | ||
| অসির | asira | - |
| Asir in the Hindi language | ||
| असीर | asira | 71.06 |
| आसिर | asira | 20.52 |
| आसीर | asira | 6.14 |
| असिर | asira | 1.49 |
| असीर् | asir | 0.59 |
| असी्र | asira | 0.1 |
| Asir in the Marathi language | ||
| असीर | asira | 59.18 |
| आसीर | asira | 29.75 |
| बशीर | basira | 5.7 |
| ासीर | asira | 0.32 |
| Asir in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅସିର | asira | 38.46 |
| ଆସିର | asira | 19.23 |
| ଅଶିର | asira | 15.38 |
| ଅସୀର | asira | 7.69 |
| ଆସିର୍ | asir | 3.85 |
| ଅସିର୍ | asir | 3.85 |
| ଆଶୀ | asi | 3.85 |
| ଅଶୀର | asira | 3.85 |
| ଆଶିର | asira | 3.85 |
| Asir in the Arabic language | ||
| اسير | asyr | - |
| عسير | syr | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Asir
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