Family name عسكر (Askar 
, عسكر 
, Askr 
) , around the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen عسكر is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a common surname, Djibouti, and Lebanon (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Egypt, India, and Saudi Arabia. Also, عسكر is the forename as well as the last name.
| خليفة بن عسكر LY (b. 1878) |
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محمد محسن عسكر Yemeni politician, YE (b. 1981) |
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| السيد عسكر Egyptian politician, EG (b. 1934) |
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أمين عسكر Norwegian footballer, SO (b. 1985) |
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| قصي الشيخ عسكر Iraqi-Danish novelist and poet, IQ (b. 1951) |
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| أسامة عسكر Egyptian Army officer, EG (b. 1957) |
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| أحمد عسكر Kuwaiti footballer, KW (b. 1961) |
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