Al Azhar Surname
Approximately 2,323 people bear this surname
Al Azhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,333 | 1:19,824 | 2,096 |
| Jordan | 266 | 1:33,242 | 4,032 |
| Tunisia | 219 | 1:2,788 | 374 |
| Palestine | 183 | 1:24,857 | 3,616 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Syria | 17 | 1:1,135,354 | 7,033 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Al Azhar (216) may also be a first name.
Al Azhar Demographics
Al Azhar Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Azhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Azhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Azhar occurs most in Yemen. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Al Azhar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Azhar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 182,870th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,137,127 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Al Azhar are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 59 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Al Azhar is also the 614,549th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 216 people.
The last name Al Azhar is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,333 people, or 1 in 19,824. In Yemen Al Azhar is primarily concentrated in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 45 percent reside, Al Bayda Governorate, where 18 percent reside and 'Amran Governorate, where 16 percent reside. Besides Yemen this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 11 percent reside and Tunisia, where 9 percent reside.
Al Azhar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Azahar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Azar | 93 | 361 | / |
| Al Ajhar | 88 | 1,437 | / |
| Al Hazar | 88 | 1,022 | / |
| Al-Azhar | 88 | 300 | / |
| Al Gazar | 88 | 123 | / |
| Al Azaar | 88 | 4 | / |
| Al Ahzar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Aza'r | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Gazzar | 82 | 281 | / |
| Al Aachar | 82 | 9 | / |
| Al Azhour | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Asar | 80 | 27 | / |
| Al-Azar | 80 | 6 | / |
| Al Ajar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Azour | 75 | 142 | / |
| Al Hajar | 75 | 111 | / |
| Al Ozzar | 75 | 15 | / |
| Al-Hazar | 75 | 12 | / |
| Al Aasar | 75 | 9 | / |
| Al Hasar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Al-Gazar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Al Eizar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al Ajair | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Gozar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Hajjar | 71 | 6,140 | / |
| Al-Gazzar | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al Hajour | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al Hazour | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Asar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Al Hazzour | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al Hajjour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hajar | 63 | 482 | / |
| Al Osair | 63 | 415 | / |
| Al-Aasar | 63 | 123 | / |
| Al Ajour | 63 | 101 | / |
| Al Asoor | 63 | 63 | / |
| Al Asour | 63 | 6 | / |
| Al-Hasar | 63 | 3 | / |
| Al-Asgar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Ezzour | 59 | 636 | / |
| Al-Hajjar | 59 | 288 | / |
| Al-Hajajreh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Al-Asour | 50 | 1 | / |
| Al-Ozeir | 50 | 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
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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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