Surname Ashak (اسحاق 
, Ashak 
, اسحاك ) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The last name Ashak is characteristic of Yemen, where it is quite a common surname, Palestinian Territory, where it is quite a rare surname, and Egypt. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Yemen, Egypt, and Sudan. More frequently, Ashak is the forename as well as the last name.