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
Asir Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Asir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Asir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Asir (Arabic: اسير, Bengali: অসির, Hindi: असीर, Marathi: असीर, Oriya: ଅସିର) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Aşir. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Asir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 120,336th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,911,738 people. The last name Asir occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 20,648 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,125 people, or 1 in 117,555. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 27 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 16 percent live and South Sumatra, where 7 percent live. Beside Indonesia this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and Afghanistan, where 15 percent live.
Asir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (36%) in Lebanon and Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Asir surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political 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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