Ahar Surname

126,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Ahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,4691:120,5877,959
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Iran6451:119,04311,166
Pakistan2191:815,72611,512
Niger1851:103,7414,228
Indonesia1361:972,42171,642
India1071:7,168,835157,365
Algeria441:877,99041,836
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Oman101:368,7975,193
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Malta41:107,5681,849
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ahar (1,812) may also be a first name.

Ahar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ahar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ahar (Arabic: احر, Bengali: আহার, Hindi: अहर, Marathi: आहार, Oriya: ଆହର) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,554th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,029,957 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Ahar are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 179,394th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,812 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,469 people, or 1 in 120,587. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 86 percent reside, Taraba, where 4 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 18 percent reside.

Ahar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ahar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ahar surname fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ahar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aahar89252/
Hahar89111/
Ahair8973/
Ahaar8934/
Aharh8911/
Ahatr891/
Ahayr891/
Har8617,511/
Aar864,005/
Ahr861,933/
Gahair80720/
Gahayr80522/
Ahahar809/
Gahaar809/
Ahaahr804/
Ahairt803/
Haahar802/
Aharrh802/
Ahardt801/
Aharhe801/
Ahaair801/
Hahair801/
Hart75292,878/
Hare7548,651/
Hair7520,647/
Harp7520,211/
Aare7513,674/
Ağar759,902/
Harr759,193/
Hard759,120/
Haar758,946/
Harz753,440/
Gaar752,130/
Hajr751,972/
Harh751,057/
Haur75669/
Aarø75419/
Ahur75382/
Hahr75252/
Hear75228/
Aasr75218/
Aart75182/
Aair75114/
Athr7599/
Haár7594/
Hayr7587/
Aard7587/
Hasr7547/
Aayr7516/
Hatr7510/
Aarh759/
Hhar758/
Ajhr756/
Aarz754/
Aihr753/
Ahhr753/
Ahrz752/
Aaar751/
Harș751/
Ahrr751/
Aarp751/
A'Ar751/
Ahrd751/
Eahr751/
Auhr751/
Aharova736/
Aahaire731/
Aharowa731/
Ahaheir730/
Ahahart730/
Ar6765,875/
Heard6741,963/
Heart6731,140/
Hardt6718,995/
Haire6710,047/
Aayre677,194/
Aasre675,141/
Harre673,012/
Hartt672,436/
Hayre671,952/
Haahr671,551/
Harrh671,176/
Haure671,049/
Hairr67722/
Heare67451/
Aarøe67383/
Haarr67361/
Aarre67325/
Hajrh67233/
Haare67232/
Harpf67228/
Harpp67130/
Hearp6791/
Haarz6776/
Haird6773/
Haart6769/
Haard6753/
Hasrh6741/
Aardt6740/
Hardø6737/
Hađar6731/
Haïre6729/
Aardh6728/
Haarh6726/
Harrå6725/
Gahýr6724/
Gaarh6720/
Hahrt6720/
Aahre6716/
Gahír6711/
Hajtr6710/
Hairt679/
Gaair679/
Harrt677/
Hardå677/
Haharova677/
Aheir676/
Hatrz675/
Hausr675/
Aaire675/
Harhe675/
Haurt675/
Hearh674/
Uanar674/
Hasre674/
Hartd674/
Haurd673/
Haytr673/
Hasrt673/
Gaihr673/
Hartø673/
Harrd672/
Aihre672/
Ahyre672/
Hayır672/
Hardh672/
Hajrz672/
Haîre672/
Haair672/
Aarrt672/
Hayrd671/
Hearr671/
Hasrd671/
Gaahr671/
Harhs671/
Harph671/
Haajr671/
Aattr671/
Aarhe671/
Ahhre671/
Ahtrr671/
Athtr671/
Hayrr671/
Harhh671/
Hayjr671/
Hatrh671/
Harrp671/
A'Air671/
Ağart671/
Auhre671/
Achhr671/
Ahjtr671/
Ahhyr671/
Ashhr671/
Athrh671/
Ahahardt670/
Hardd670/
Authr670/
Aaird670/
Haarp670/

Ahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ahar in the Hindi language
अहरahara69.23
आहारahara12.82
आहरahara10.26
अहारahara7.69
Ahar in the Bengali language
আহারahara50
অহরahara50
Ahar in the Oriya language
ଆହରahara50
ଆହାରahara25
ଅହରahara25
Ahar in the Marathi language
आहारahara34.15
आहरahara26.83
अहरahara21.95
अहारahara14.63
नहारnahara2.44
Ahar in the Arabic language
احرahr-
الحرّalhr-
اهارahar-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ahar
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