El Assar Surname

79,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Palestine

El Assar Surname User-submission:

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

El Assar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3,6061:7,328977
Palestine1,9251:2,363490
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Jordan701:126,3217,850
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
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El Assar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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El Assar Last Name Facts

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

El Assar occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 79,953rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,195,464 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of El Assar reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 60 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

El Assar is most widely held in Yemen, where it is borne by 3,606 people, or 1 in 7,328. In Yemen El Assar is most common in: Dhamar Governorate, where 34 percent live, Ibb Governorate, where 15 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 13 percent live. Not including Yemen El Assar exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 32 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.

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El Hassar94638/
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El Asar9311/
El Aasar881,000/
El-Assar88347/
El Ashar885/
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El-Aassar82218/
El Ashgar82201/
El-Hassar825/
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El-Asar801/
El Hashaar7810/
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El-Aasar75191/
El Hazar75122/
El Achar7514/
El Ajzar754/
El Azzar751/
El Azear751/
El Eshar751/
El Hazzar711/
El-Hashar711/
El Ashour711/
El Aichar711/
El Haichar6767/
El-Azar6723/
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El Azour633/
El-Azaar631/
El Achour599/
El Hazour594/
El-Haichar561/
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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 Assar
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