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The surname Asif

A surname, carried by 1,403 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A210 Also a first name

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Asif is more common than 88.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,403 people named Asif in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,061 Americans. That is up 115% since 2000, when the Census counted 652.

#19,296
rank among US surnames
1,403
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+115.2%
change since 2000 (was #33,090)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#19,291Vasko1,404219,904
#19,296Bevers1,403220,061

Who is named Asif

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Asif identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

  • Asian and Pacific Islander 90%
  • White (not Hispanic) 5.3%
  • Two or more races 2.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Asif

Asif has the Soundex code A210, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A210.

Questions

How common is the surname Asif?
1,403 people in the United States had the surname Asif in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,061 Americans. It ranked 19,296th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Asif?
In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Asif identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Asif getting more or less common?
More common. 652 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,403 in 2010, up 115%.
Is Asif also a first name?
Yes. Asif is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.