Adar Forename
38,387th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 19,619 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Somalia
Adar Forename Definition:
Ay'-dar, high, eminent. 1. The twelfth month of the ecclesiastical, and the sixth of the civil, year among the Hebrews, answering to part of February and March. Ezra vi. 15. 2. The son of Ishmael. Gen. xxv. 15. 3. A king of Edom. Gen. xxxvi.
Read More About This ForenameAdar Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 68% | 6,846 | 1:177,458 | 18,969 |
| Somalia | - | 6,343 | 1:2,132 | 343 |
| Israel | 56% | 1,819 | 1:4,620 | 797 |
| Indonesia | - | 1,817 | 1:141,972 | 14,868 |
| Bangladesh | 67% | 733 | 1:217,546 | 10,835 |
| Nigeria | 89% | 662 | 1:268,224 | 10,448 |
| United States | 68% | 199 | 1:1,821,794 | 31,299 |
| Russia | 98% | 191 | 1:755,150 | 7,173 |
| Kenya | - | 150 | 1:308,714 | 10,611 |
| Iran | 76% | 125 | 1:627,975 | 6,740 |
| Pakistan | 62% | 111 | 1:1,750,970 | 25,004 |
| Turkey | 59% | 107 | 1:727,119 | 8,498 |
| Sweden | 94% | 51 | 1:193,292 | 6,792 |
| England | 74% | 47 | 1:1,183,041 | 18,393 |
| Brazil | 86% | 47 | 1:4,558,216 | 73,514 |
| Philippines | 85% | 44 | 1:2,409,306 | 51,061 |
| Mexico | 82% | 36 | 1:3,448,456 | 16,185 |
| Afghanistan | 58% | 34 | 1:959,515 | 12,037 |
| Germany | 81% | 31 | 1:3,118,641 | 15,149 |
| Thailand | 50% | 23 | 1:3,046,340 | 70,930 |
| Yemen | - | 22 | 1:1,195,307 | 3,265 |
| Norway | 56% | 17 | 1:301,902 | 6,548 |
| Colombia | - | 15 | 1:3,185,262 | 21,696 |
| Niger | 67% | 12 | 1:1,598,666 | 21,232 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Nicaragua | 67% | 8 | 1:752,292 | 11,019 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 8 | 1:3,806,242 | 94,684 |
| Peru | 71% | 7 | 1:4,541,636 | 34,195 |
| Canada | - | 7 | 1:4,733,339 | 48,640 |
| Venezuela | 83% | 7 | 1:4,314,556 | 60,709 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 1:941,583 | 11,543 |
| Argentina | 80% | 5 | 1:8,554,649 | 17,386 |
| Somaliland | - | 4 | 1:875,444 | 1,234 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| Uganda | 67% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 4 | 1:2,410,736 | 23,569 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1:1,302,186 | 25,104 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| South Africa | 50% | 2 | 1:27,266,324 | 304,698 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Finland | 67% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| North Macedonia | - | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Netherlands | 75% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
Adar (15,102) may also be a surname.
Adar Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ay'-dar, high, eminent. 1. The twelfth month of the ecclesiastical, and the sixth of the civil, year among the Hebrews, answering to part of February and March. Ezra vi. 15. 2. The son of Ishmael. Gen. xxv. 15. 3. A king of Edom. Gen. xxxvi. 39. 4. The name of a place. Josh. xv. 3.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: glorious.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Meaning: exceeding glorious (Josh. 15:3 only).
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Syriac name, meaning: Twelfth month of the Babylonian calendar. (Hebrew) Fire. (Babylonian) Ruler: prince.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
A Hebrew name, meaning: Fire: a Hebrew month corresponding in our calendar to the latter part of February and first part of March. (Assyro-Babylonian) The dark.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
User-submitted Reference
The name Adar means 'March' in Kurdish (Kurmanji).
- adar_irmakAdar Forename Popularity
Adar Demographics
Adar Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 14 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Adar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adar in the Russian language | ||
| Адар | adar | - |
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