Cognomen אסר (Asser 
, Esser 
, אסר 
) , all around the world, is a common last name. The family name אסר is characteristic of Namibia, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, and Suriname, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Germany, Egypt, and the United States. Likewise, אסר is the forename as well as the last name.