Yasir Surname

5,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Yasir Surname User-submission:

An Arabic boys' name, meaning 'simple person' or 'easygoing'.

Yasir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan64,6581:2,763343
Indonesia9,0991:14,5341,822
Sudan5,0401:7,4421,059
Nigeria4,5941:38,5603,099
India3,4101:224,94613,280
Bangladesh3,2441:49,1242,713
Saudi Arabia2,5441:12,1291,681
United Arab Emirates2,3741:3,859488
Somaliland1,2621:2,774302
Malaysia6471:45,5863,646
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Afghanistan6111:52,6241,799
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
England2731:204,09517,723
Kenya2681:172,31313,112
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Maldives2211:1,829180
Qatar2091:11,2821,235
Iraq1571:223,0684,985
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Uganda1151:339,47222,545
Lebanon811:69,5944,978
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Turkey621:1,255,18452,483
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Canada431:856,87466,382
Greece361:307,77244,531
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Finland201:274,83520,939
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
France91:7,380,302306,885
Norway91:571,36544,190
China81:170,915,1968,932
Wales71:442,07621,198
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Yaşir (8) are calculated separately.

Yasir (464,454) may also be a first name.

Yasir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arabic boys' name, meaning 'simple person' or 'easygoing'.

- ysr813

Yasir Last Name Facts

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

Yasir (Hindi: यासिर, Marathi: यासीर, Oriya: ୟାସିର, Russian: Ясир) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Yaşir. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yasir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 72,010 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Yasir live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,182nd most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 464,454 people.

It is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 64,658 people, or 1 in 2,763. In Pakistan Yasir is most numerous in: Punjab, where 46 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 23 percent live and Sindh, where 19 percent live. Besides Pakistan it occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Sudan, where 5 percent live.

Yasir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Yasir surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Yasir surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Yasir earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.43% less than the national average, earning R 15,624 per year; in United States they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $38,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.75% less than the national average, earning $44,839 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaşir938/
Yassir919,346/
Yaasir91283/
Yashir91188/
Yasier9154/
Hyasir9114/
Yasair9111/
Yatsir9110/
Yasirh917/
Yahsir916/
Yasire913/
Yasirt912/
Yasirp911/
Yasuir911/
Yasirr911/
Yaseir911/
Yajsir911/
Yasuire83189/
Yassire83177/
Yashier839/
Yiasire839/
Yassier833/
Yassird831/
Yaashir831/
Yashair831/
Yayssir831/
Ya'asir831/
Yaser8017,896/
Yazir802,084/
Jasir801,359/
Yasyr80355/
Yacir80196/
Yajir8086/
Easir8048/
Yagir8032/
Iasir8014/
Yosir804/
Yasirova7713/
Yasaghir771/
Yasser73172,787/
Yaseer733,083/
Yachir73730/
Yaygir73457/
Jassir73263/
Yasere73244/
Yadgir73146/
Jashir73145/
Yasher73136/
Yasger7365/
Jaisir7325/
Yaggir7320/
Yadzir7319/
Yaajir7311/
Yaaser7310/
Yazier739/
Yazzir738/
Hjasir736/
Jasier735/
Yazair735/
Yasear733/
Yasreh732/
Yaazir732/
Jasair731/
Jasirp731/
Jausir731/
Eashir731/
Jeasir731/
Jasire731/
Jasuir731/
Yotsir731/
Yoüsir731/
Yayser731/
Yasyre731/
Yagire731/
Yhaser731/
Jaasir731/
Yoshir731/
Yassre731/
Yarzir731/
Yagier730/
Yashirova711/
Yadgire67557/
Yossire6747/
Jasuire6720/
Jasiere677/
Yassear676/
Hyasser676/
Yasheer675/
Jassier675/
Geasair674/
Yas'ser674/
Ya'sser674/
Yashere673/
Yoshire673/
Yasheur672/
Yachire672/
Yasseer672/
Jashgir671/
Ayyagir671/
Yazzier671/
Yaschirova671/
Yasseur671/
Iasuire671/
Jaisire671/
Jassair671/
Yassher671/
Yaciere671/
Yiasere671/
Yaseerr671/
Yasserh671/
Yasserr671/
Jashire671/
Yahchir671/
Yacheir671/
Yhasser671/
Yaeiger670/

Yasir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yasir in the Oriya language
ୟାସିରyasira80.95
ୟାସିର୍yasir9.52
ଯାସିରyasira4.76
ୟାଶିରyasira4.76
Yasir in the Hindi language
यासिरyasira79.04
यासीरyasira17.15
यसीरyasira3.42
यसिरyasira0.36
यासीनyasina0.04
Yasir in the Marathi language
यासीरyasira59.95
यािसरyaisara33.25
यसीरyasira1.51
यासीनyasina0.76
बशीरbasira0.5
नासीरnasira0.5
यासरyasara0.25
नसीरnasira0.25
असारasara0.25
यासारyasara0.25
यासरेyasare0.25
Yasir in the Russian language
Ясирasir-

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