Al-Azhar Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Al-Azhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Tunisia | 39 | 1:15,657 | 2,537 |
| Yemen | 21 | 1:1,258,347 | 11,865 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1:1,516,283 | 17,268 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al-Azhar (80) may also be a first name.
Al-Azhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Azhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al-Azhar is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Azhar? popularity and diffusion
Al-Azhar is the 893,754th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Al-Azhar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Al-Azhar live; 64 percent live in North Africa and 51 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 80 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Outside of Egypt this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Tunisia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Azar | 93 | 6 | / |
| Al Azhar | 88 | 2,323 | / |
| Al-Hazar | 88 | 12 | / |
| Al-Gazar | 88 | 3 | / |
| Al-Gazzar | 82 | 5 | / |
| Al Azahar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Azar | 80 | 361 | / |
| Al-Asar | 80 | 10 | / |
| Al Ajhar | 75 | 1,437 | / |
| Al Hazar | 75 | 1,022 | / |
| Al-Hajar | 75 | 482 | / |
| Al-Aasar | 75 | 123 | / |
| Al Gazar | 75 | 123 | / |
| Al Azaar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Al-Hasar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Al-Asgar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Ahzar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Aza'r | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hajjar | 71 | 288 | / |
| Al Gazzar | 71 | 281 | / |
| Al Aachar | 71 | 9 | / |
| Al Azhour | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Asar | 67 | 27 | / |
| Al Ajar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Azour | 63 | 142 | / |
| Al Hajar | 63 | 111 | / |
| Al Ozzar | 63 | 15 | / |
| Al Aasar | 63 | 9 | / |
| Al Hasar | 63 | 3 | / |
| Al Eizar | 63 | 2 | / |
| Al Ajair | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ozeir | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Gozar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Asour | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hajajreh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Hajjar | 59 | 6,140 | / |
| Al Hajour | 59 | 4 | / |
| Al Hazour | 59 | 2 | / |
| Al Hazzour | 56 | 3 | / |
| Al Hajjour | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al Osair | 50 | 415 | / |
| Al Ajour | 50 | 101 | / |
| Al Asoor | 50 | 63 | / |
| Al Asour | 50 | 6 | / |
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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
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- 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 Al-Azhar
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