Family name Ashir (Ashir 
, Ашир 
, اشير 
) , around the world, is quite a common surname. The cognomen Ashir is characteristic of Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Somalia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Pakistan, and India. More prevalently, Ashir is the forename as well as the last name.