Assef Surname

178,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Senegal

Assef Surname User-submission:

The surname Assef derives from the Arabic word āṣif, meaning 'forgiveness'.

Assef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil7891:271,32410,447
Argentina2741:155,99813,175
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Senegal1501:97,1961,037
France1251:531,38273,029
Chile821:214,8356,713
Canada801:460,57039,784
Ecuador651:244,7058,424
Venezuela581:520,7609,798
Cuba421:274,3505,115
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Asséf (1) are calculated separately.

Assef (173) may also be a first name.

Assef Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Assef derives from the Arabic word āṣif, meaning 'forgiveness'.

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Assef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Assef (Russian: Ассеф) occurs most in Brazil. It may be found as: Asséf. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Assef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 178,482nd most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,045,360 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Assef reside; 53 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Luso-South America. Assef is also the 694,534th most numerous forename globally, held by 173 people.

The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 789 people, or 1 in 271,324. In Brazil Assef is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 49 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent reside and Amazonas, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 11 percent reside and Egypt, where 9 percent reside.

Assef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Assef last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Assef earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $51,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.72% more than the national average, earning $66,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Assefh9178/
Aussef9110/
Hassef919/
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Gasseff832/
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Hadssef830/
Assif803,272/
Aseef80428/
Ashef80380/
Aseff80242/
Asseb80172/
Ausef8043/
Assev8032/
Asief8026/
Ascef8017/
Ossef8013/
Essef8010/
Asefe808/
Aasef805/
Aysef805/
Aseif803/
Aseaf802/
Hasef801/
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Azsef801/
Asisf801/
Assefová772/
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Aassif73414/
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Hossef7331/
Asseev7319/
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Asheaf7312/
Hasefe738/
Ashief736/
Asseva735/
Asshif732/
Hausef732/
Assaif732/
Aszeff732/
Oussef732/
Aasief731/
Aasisf731/
Asseeb731/
Assheb731/
Hatsef731/
Haseff731/
Aseefh731/
Asieff731/
Ashefe731/
Asehef731/
Gassif731/
Haseif731/
Asif67628,037/
Hasseeb67524/
Hasseib67195/
Acef67148/
Esef67140/
Asev67131/
Aseb67110/
Osef6751/
Hosseif6735/
Azef6732/
Assaife6727/
Goussef6727/
Asew6711/
Gasseev676/
Aasheef676/
Ousseif675/
Asyf674/
Hasseev673/
Haessif671/
Ausshev671/
Ashshif671/
Houssef671/
Hosseff671/
Hasheft671/
Ashheif671/
Asjf671/
Hassiff671/
Gasseyw670/

Assef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Assef in the Russian language
Ассефassef-

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