Assaf Surname
Approximately 81,321 people bear this surname
Assaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 15,535 | 1:363 | 41 |
| Syria | 14,138 | 1:1,365 | 184 |
| Jordan | 13,632 | 1:649 | 79 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,381 | 1:3,289 | 436 |
| Egypt | 6,773 | 1:13,574 | 1,621 |
| Palestine | 5,404 | 1:842 | 109 |
| Iraq | 3,621 | 1:9,672 | 768 |
| Yemen | 3,616 | 1:7,308 | 974 |
| United States | 1,511 | 1:239,880 | 22,938 |
| France | 930 | 1:71,422 | 9,969 |
| Brazil | 929 | 1:230,435 | 8,911 |
| Canada | 751 | 1:49,062 | 5,954 |
| Israel | 727 | 1:11,771 | 1,801 |
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| Kuwait | 627 | 1:6,062 | 833 |
| United Arab Emirates | 546 | 1:16,781 | 2,023 |
| Australia | 281 | 1:96,070 | 10,909 |
| Argentina | 241 | 1:177,359 | 14,876 |
| Indonesia | 237 | 1:558,013 | 44,900 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| Qatar | 190 | 1:12,411 | 1,349 |
| Oman | 157 | 1:23,490 | 2,053 |
| Sweden | 141 | 1:69,835 | 5,281 |
| Germany | 104 | 1:774,091 | 57,434 |
| England | 99 | 1:562,809 | 34,447 |
| Mexico | 82 | 1:1,513,734 | 16,311 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Honduras | 67 | 1:131,589 | 1,884 |
| Venezuela | 59 | 1:511,934 | 9,699 |
| Switzerland | 59 | 1:139,202 | 13,535 |
| Ecuador | 58 | 1:274,239 | 8,727 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Guinea | 34 | 1:348,053 | 1,137 |
| Colombia | 27 | 1:1,769,410 | 11,599 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
Assaf (8,617) may also be a first name.
Assaf Demographics
Average Assaf Salary in
United States
$51,861 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Assaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Assaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Assaf (Arabic: عسافِ, Russian: Ассаф) is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Assaf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,965th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 89,615 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Assaf reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 64 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 67,675th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 8,617 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Lebanon, where it is carried by 15,535 people, or 1 in 363. In Lebanon it is mostly found in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 38 percent are found, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 26 percent are found and South Governorate, where 12 percent are found. Other than Lebanon this surname occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 17 percent are found and Jordan, where 17 percent are found.
Assaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Shiite (39%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Assaf surname are 5.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.95% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Assaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 40.75% less than the national average, earning $13,451,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.19% more than the national average, earning $51,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.34% more than the national average, earning $55,815 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Assaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Assaf in the Russian language | ||
| Ассаф | assaf | - |
| Assaf in the Arabic language | ||
| عسافِ | safi | - |
| عسَّاف | saaf | - |
| العسّاف | alsaf | - |
| العساف | alsaf | - |
| عسّاف | saf | - |
| عساف | saf | - |
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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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