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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 126,554th most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,029,957 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Ahar live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 179,394th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 1,812 people.

The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1,469 people, or 1 in 120,587. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 86 percent live, Taraba, where 4 percent live and Kaduna, where 3 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Ahar is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 20 percent live and Iran, where 18 percent live.

Ahar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Ahar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ahar surname is primarily 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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