Across the world, Assef (آصف 
, אסף 
, Assef 
) is quite a rare masculine given name. The forename Assef is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a common male name, Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Israel. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Syria, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia. Very seldom, Assef is the last name as well as the forename.