In the world, Ashfak (Ashfak 
) is a common male first name. The forename Ashfak is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Qatar, where it is quite a rare male name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom female name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but seldom girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia. Much less frequently, Ashfak is the last name as well as the forename.