Family name الأشقر (الأشقر 
, Ashqar 
, Al-Ashqar ) , worldwide, is quite a common last name. The cognomen الأشقر is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a common surname, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Syria, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, الأشقر is the forename as well as the last name.
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| الأشقر | Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt |
| Ashqar, Al-Ashqar | Syria, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt |
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عمر بن سليمان الأشقر Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law, at al-Zarqa’ University, JO (b. 1940) |
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| يوسف حبشي الأشقر Lebanese writer, LB (b. 1929) |
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| نضال الأشقر Lebanese actress and theater director, LB (b. 1934) |
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| غسان الأشقر Member of the Lebanese Parliament, LB (b. 1937) |
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| عبد الحليم الأشقر Muslim activist, PS (b. 1958) |
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| أحمد الأشقر Palestinian legal, PS (b. 1980) |
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| مسعود الأشقر Lebanese politician, LB |
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| أكرم الأشقر Palestinian film director, photographer, IT professional, PS (b. 1982) |
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| أحمد الأشقر association football player, SY (b. 1996) |
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