Askr Surname

289,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Askr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Askr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1,2811:71,7696,590
Israel231:372,07130,321
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Askr (31) may also be a first name.

Askr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Askr occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Askr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 289,472nd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,504,189 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Askr reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 31 people.

The surname Askr is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 1,281 people, or 1 in 71,769. Not including Egypt Askr occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 2 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Askær8910/
Ashkr896/
Auskr891/
Askhr891/
Aaskr891/
Azkr752/
Eskr751/
Gaaskær731/
Askrova731/
Axkær678/
Auscr676/
Ashqr674/
Asqur674/
Eskær673/
Oskær671/
Atsqr671/
Ashcr671/
Achkr671/
Heskr670/
Eshkkr604/
Ashqur601/
Headscr551/
Azcr502/
Esqr501/
Ozkr501/
Oscr501/
Oxkr501/
Osqr501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Askr
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis