Abu Zar Surname
Approximately 3,072 people bear this surname
Abu Zar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2,337 | 1:76,442 | 2,709 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Abu Zar (4,214) may also be a first name.
Abu Zar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Zar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Zar is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Zar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 144,603rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,372,248 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Zar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Abu Zar is also the 106,882nd most common first name globally, held by 4,214 people.
It is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2,337 people, or 1 in 76,442. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 63 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent live and Sindh, where 10 percent live. Not including Pakistan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Zard | 93 | 186 | / |
| Abou Zar | 93 | 8 | / |
| Abu Zair | 93 | 4 | / |
| Abu Zarr | 93 | 3 | / |
| Abu Dzar | 93 | 2 | / |
| Abu Zaar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Abu Zahar | 88 | 48 | / |
| Abou Zahr | 88 | 3 | / |
| Abu Jar | 86 | 1,172 | / |
| Abu Zor | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Zar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abu Zaheer | 82 | 8 | / |
| Abu Saar | 80 | 1,033 | / |
| Abu Zour | 80 | 846 | / |
| Abu Jaar | 80 | 7 | / |
| Abu Jair | 80 | 6 | / |
| Abu Sarh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Abu Shar | 80 | 4 | / |
| Abu Zeir | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abu-Dzar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sahr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jarr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shaar | 75 | 1,698 | / |
| Abu Shear | 75 | 336 | / |
| Abu Sahar | 75 | 307 | / |
| Abu Shair | 75 | 275 | / |
| Abu Shahr | 75 | 24 | / |
| Abu Sharh | 75 | 12 | / |
| Abou-Zahr | 75 | 8 | / |
| Abou Zour | 75 | 2 | / |
| Abou-Zhar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sharr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abou Chaar | 71 | 9 | / |
| Abou Shaar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abou Chair | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abu Shahar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abu-Jar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Jor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sorr | 67 | 122 | / |
| Abu Shaireh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Abu Shaheer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abu-Jair | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abu-Zour | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Zar
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