Anuar Surname

21,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Anuar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anuar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia20,3961:1,446216
Indonesia3,3691:39,2554,549
Kazakhstan8581:20,6092,958
Philippines2001:506,19159,191
Brunei1991:2,104383
Singapore1801:30,5981,143
India1741:4,408,422115,606
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
England201:2,785,90397,972
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Anuar (72,116) may also be a first name.

Anuar Last Name Facts

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

Anuar (Bengali: আনোয়ার, Hindi: अनुार, Marathi: अनुअर, Oriya: ଅନୁଅର, Russian: Ануар) is most common in Malaysia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anuar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,046th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 281,199 people. The surname Anuar is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Anuar are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 13,536th most widely held first name globally, held by 72,116 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 20,396 people, or 1 in 1,446. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 22 percent reside, Perak, where 16 percent reside and Johor, where 10 percent reside. Besides Malaysia it exists in 55 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.

Anuar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Anuar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Anuar last name expanded 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Anuar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Anuar last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Anuar surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Anuar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.98% more than the national average, earning $65,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Annuar912,138/
Anuare9134/
Hanuar9126/
Ganuar9113/
Anuaar915/
Ahnuar914/
Ainuar913/
Anuard913/
Anuarr912/
Anhuar912/
Amnuar911/
Anuatr911/
Aanuar911/
Anuart911/
Hannuar833/
Annnuar831/
Anouhar831/
Anwar801,271,334/
Anbar8022,899/
Anvar8022,600/
Anuor8018/
Enuar8010/
Onuar801/
Anuarova77537/
Anwaar7313,228/
Anware731,796/
Hanbar73693/
Anvare73531/
Hanwar73294/
Ganvar73136/
Annwar7389/
Aanbar7388/
Anmbar7357/
Aanwar7352/
Anwear7336/
Anwarh7332/
Anvaar7326/
Anwwar7322/
Anwair7321/
Anwarr7318/
Ainwar7315/
Anbour7315/
Aanvar7311/
Honuar739/
Anvart736/
Anhwar736/
Aumbar735/
Annvar734/
Hanvar733/
Anvarp732/
Anbarr732/
Onuarh732/
Anbarh731/
Onuhar731/
Anwarz731/
Annuor731/
Ainbar731/
Ahnuor731/
Onuahr731/
Anwour731/
Anvarz731/
Ahnwar731/
Ánhuar731/
Onuare731/
Anvear731/
Anwhar731/
Anvarr731/
Anbhar731/
Anbaar731/
Anvour731/
Hanware6764/
Ganvhar6714/
Aainwar6711/
Hannwar675/
Hanwahr673/
Onwuarh673/
Anvarpp673/
Hanbhar672/
Hanvare672/
Onwuhar671/
Annwaar671/
Henuhar671/
Hasnwar671/
Gaunvar671/
Ganvgar671/
Ganwgar671/
Hanmbar671/
Aanware671/
Ainevar671/
Anvarre671/

Anuar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anuar in the Marathi language
अनुअरanu'ara-
Anuar in the Bengali language
আনোয়ারanoyara57.5
আনুয়ারanuyara22.5
অনোয়ারanoyara7.5
অনুয়ারanuyara7.5
আনূয়ারanuyara2.5
আনুওয়ারanu'oyara2.5
Anuar in the Hindi language
अनुारanuara50
अनुअरanu'ara50
Anuar in the Oriya language
ଅନୁଅରanu'ara47.84
ଅନୁଆରanu'ara40.2
ଅନୁଆର୍anu'ar2.66
ଆନୁଆରanu'ara2.33
ଅନୁଅର୍anu'ar2.33
ଆନୁଆର୍anu'ar0.66
Anuar in the Russian language
Ануарanuar-

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