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
The surname Abu Zar occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Abu Zar.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Zar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Abu Zar is the 144,603rd most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,372,248 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Zar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 106,882nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 4,214 people.
The last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,337 people, or 1 in 76,442. In Pakistan Abu Zar is most numerous in: Punjab, where 63 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent are found and Sindh, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Pakistan this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 23 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.
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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