El Asar Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Sweden

El Asar Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Arabic word for 'left-handed'.

El Asar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

El Asar (87) may also be a first name.

El Asar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Arabic word for 'left-handed'.

- globalwide

El Asar Last Name Facts

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

El Asar occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of El Asar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Asar? popularity and diffusion

The surname El Asar is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of El Asar are found; 82 percent are found in North Africa and 82 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 87 people.

It is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,215,084. Apart from Egypt El Asar exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 9 percent are found and Sweden, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Assar936,096/
El Aasar931,000/
El Ashar935/
El Hasar931/
El Hassar88638/
El Aassar88311/
El Ashgar88201/
El Ashjar884/
El Asharh884/
El Aissar881/
El Azar86294/
El-Asar861/
El Acar861/
El Hashaar8210/
El Azhar804,415/
El Gazar802,395/
El Hajar80774/
El Azaar80626/
El-Assar80347/
El-Aasar80191/
El Hazar80122/
El Ezaar80108/
El Achar8014/
El Ajzar804/
El Ahjar804/
El Eshar801/
El Azzar801/
El Azear801/
El Gazzar754,975/
El Hajjar75948/
El-Aassar75218/
El-Hassar755/
El Gazaar751/
El Hadjar751/
El Aichar751/
El Hazgar751/
El Ashour751/
El-Hashar751/
El Hazzar751/
El Haichar7167/
El-Azar7123/
El-Gazar67980/
El-Azhar6715/
El Azour673/
El Ezzar671/
El-Azaar671/
El Ajeir671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Asar
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