Asker Surname

21,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Asker Surname Definition:

A corruption of Askew.

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Asker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8,3291:11,0381,312
Libya4,6831:1,333372
Turkey3,2861:23,6832,720
Israel1,9281:4,439654
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
Sri Lanka9501:21,9042,929
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Iran5801:132,38412,071
England5361:103,95210,912
United States4831:750,43358,631
Sweden3891:25,3132,058
Australia3011:89,68710,310
Kazakhstan2411:73,3718,777
Mauritania1801:22,7492,010
Somaliland1681:20,834879
Russia1311:1,100,17682,521
India1141:6,728,644151,199
Algeria831:465,44036,143
Norway831:61,9558,821
Pakistan721:2,481,16521,781
Northern Cyprus681:4,691896
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Kyrgyzstan451:132,72614,810
Canada421:877,27667,671
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Azerbaijan351:275,6896,529
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Qatar341:69,3536,725
France191:3,495,933219,029
Denmark131:434,20928,556
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Jordan91:982,49316,126
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Asker (17,914) may also be a first name.

Asker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Askew.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Askviðr; from the Danish, Askov; from the Swedish, Asker; from the Dutch, Asscher; in the Domesday Book, Ascuit; personal name Comp. Askew, Ascoith, etc.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

The surname Asker means 'soldier', 'military' or 'police' in the Arabic, Somali, Malay, Turkish, and Pashto languages.

- aasker

Asker Last Name Facts

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

Asker (Georgian: ასკერ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺳﻜﺮ, Marathi: आसकर, Russian: Аскер) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Asker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,642nd most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 289,786 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Asker reside; 52 percent reside in North Africa and 52 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Asker is also the 40,972nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 17,914 people.

The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 8,329 people, or 1 in 11,038. Without taking into account Egypt this surname is found in 71 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 19 percent reside and Turkey, where 13 percent reside.

Asker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Asker has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Asker last name grew 284 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 947 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Asker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (80%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Asker last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Asker earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.22% more than the national average, earning 443,754 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $44,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.28% less than the national average, earning $43,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashker911,080/
Hasker91927/
Askeur91674/
Gasker91113/
Easker9169/
Ausker9136/
Askeir9129/
Assker9127/
Askier9118/
Askert918/
Askere916/
Askher914/
Ascker914/
Ahsker911/
Askerp911/
Aesker910/
Hausker8379/
Askerød8371/
Hascker8315/
Askåker836/
Haesker833/
Hassker832/
Askeire831/
Hashker831/
Gaskerr831/
Ashkher831/
Haskerd831/
Haskeir830/
Gascker830/
Esker801,272/
Askir80191/
Osker8073/
Azker8014/
Askre803/
Ösker802/
Askerova776,918/
Haschker77110/
Hashkher7711/
Haszkier772/
Askerowa772/
Hasckert771/
Gausåker771/
Ascher734,891/
Ashkir732,959/
Hosker731,068/
Açıker73305/
Askjær73300/
Hesker73272/
Gosker73168/
Eskier73138/
Oesker7361/
Asquer7355/
Asqeer7337/
Hösker7333/
Askire7313/
Oscker738/
Eysker738/
Escker736/
Ashqer734/
Essker734/
Askair732/
Askhir732/
Haskir732/
Uisker731/
Oskere731/
Häsker731/
Gasqer731/
Axskär731/
Axåker731/
Asqher731/
Gaskir730/
Eusker730/
Eisker730/
Uosker730/
Ashkerova7142/
Askherova712/
Asskerová711/
Hascher671,028/
Ashqeer67383/
Housker6787/
Hoesker6769/
Asquier6767/
Eschker6765/
Hoskere6746/
Auscher6733/
Hoskeer6733/
Eshkeir6726/
Eijsker6725/
Aaskjær6722/
Gasquer6715/
Heskier6714/
Askhoir6713/
Ashcher675/
Ashquer672/
Gaskirr671/
Achkert671/
Hasquer671/
Euskher671/
Aischer671/
Eiseker670/
Huisker670/
Eascher670/

Asker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Asker in the Georgian language
ასკერasker-
Asker in the Marathi language
आसकरasakara-
Asker in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺳﻜﺮaskr84.21
ﺍﺳﻜﺮaskr5.26
ﺃﺳﻜﺮaskr5.26
ﺍﺳﻜﺎﺭaskar1.32
ﺁﺳﻜﻴﺮaskyr1.32
ﺍﺳﻜﻴﺮaskyr1.32
ﺁﺳﻜﺮﻱaskry1.32
Asker in the Russian language
Аскерasker-

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