El Asmi Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

El Asmi Surname User-submission:

El Asmi is an Arabic surname. It means 'people from the capital'. Its origins can be traced to Andalusia.

El Asmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
France281:2,372,240182,981
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

El Asmi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

El Asmi is an Arabic surname. It means 'people from the capital'. Its origins can be traced to Andalusia.

- sadan

This surname means 'the metropolitan' in Arabic.

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El Asmi Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Asmi is found most in Morocco. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of El Asmi.

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

It is the 885,573rd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The surname El Asmi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of El Asmi live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Aside from Morocco El Asmi occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside.

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