Anwar Surname
Approximately 1,271,334 people bear this surname
Anwar Surname User-submission:
The Anwar surname comes from the Arabic word anwar, which means 'luminous', stemming from the word noor, meaning 'light' or 'divine light'.
Anwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 605,498 | 1:295 | 38 |
| Indonesia | 205,464 | 1:644 | 41 |
| Egypt | 118,431 | 1:776 | 105 |
| Bangladesh | 102,554 | 1:1,554 | 149 |
| India | 36,601 | 1:20,957 | 1,617 |
| Afghanistan | 36,439 | 1:882 | 115 |
| Saudi Arabia | 29,892 | 1:1,032 | 84 |
| Ethiopia | 28,332 | 1:3,443 | 580 |
| Sudan | 24,360 | 1:1,540 | 223 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12,048 | 1:760 | 78 |
| Libya | 11,921 | 1:524 | 96 |
| Iraq | 9,374 | 1:3,736 | 394 |
| Morocco | 6,543 | 1:5,269 | 616 |
| Syria | 6,177 | 1:3,125 | 370 |
| England | 6,036 | 1:9,231 | 1,351 |
| Kuwait | 4,522 | 1:840 | 75 |
| Malaysia | 4,221 | 1:6,987 | 869 |
| United States | 3,595 | 1:100,823 | 11,193 |
| Oman | 2,601 | 1:1,418 | 204 |
| Qatar | 1,825 | 1:1,292 | 95 |
| Somalia | 1,568 | 1:8,579 | 636 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,462 | 1:14,233 | 2,024 |
| Bahrain | 1,381 | 1:977 | 116 |
| Canada | 1,211 | 1:30,426 | 3,974 |
| Kenya | 937 | 1:49,285 | 5,028 |
| Yemen | 863 | 1:30,620 | 2,890 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Spain | 529 | 1:88,378 | 7,462 |
| Scotland | 523 | 1:10,237 | 1,410 |
| Philippines | 485 | 1:208,739 | 32,690 |
| Nigeria | 449 | 1:394,527 | 20,761 |
| Singapore | 432 | 1:12,749 | 598 |
| Thailand | 398 | 1:177,483 | 28,832 |
| Australia | 379 | 1:71,229 | 8,422 |
| France | 370 | 1:179,521 | 27,974 |
| Maldives | 309 | 1:1,308 | 143 |
| South Africa | 256 | 1:211,632 | 22,369 |
| Tanzania | 253 | 1:209,255 | 17,663 |
| Germany | 226 | 1:356,219 | 34,354 |
| Norway | 222 | 1:23,163 | 3,031 |
| Denmark | 212 | 1:26,626 | 2,732 |
| Netherlands | 193 | 1:87,498 | 14,492 |
| Sweden | 191 | 1:51,554 | 3,979 |
| Wales | 133 | 1:23,267 | 2,460 |
| Uganda | 109 | 1:358,159 | 23,337 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| Belgium | 91 | 1:126,337 | 18,388 |
| Iran | 84 | 1:914,078 | 43,588 |
| China | 74 | 1:18,477,318 | 1,049 |
| Israel | 71 | 1:120,530 | 13,243 |
| New Zealand | 70 | 1:64,690 | 9,897 |
| Brunei | 67 | 1:6,250 | 869 |
| Greece | 64 | 1:173,122 | 27,971 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Ireland | 54 | 1:87,203 | 4,973 |
| Jordan | 44 | 1:200,964 | 9,465 |
| Northern Ireland | 39 | 1:47,309 | 4,079 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| Japan | 24 | 1:5,326,846 | 39,939 |
| Tunisia | 22 | 1:27,756 | 4,198 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| South Korea | 8 | 1:6,405,032 | 1,091 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Añwar (1) are calculated separately.
Anwar (1,488,345) may also be a first name.
Anwar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Anwar surname comes from the Arabic word anwar, which means 'luminous', stemming from the word noor, meaning 'light' or 'divine light'.
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Average Anwar Salary in
United States
$49,123 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Anwar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anwar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Anwar (Arabic: بانور, Bengali: আনোয়ার, Dhivehi: ީއަންވަރު, Hindi: अनवर, Marathi: अन्वर, Oriya: ଅନୱାର) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also appear as a variant: Añwar. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Anwar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 401st most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,732 people. The last name Anwar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Anwar live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Anwar is also the 493rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 1,488,345 people.
The surname Anwar is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 605,498 people, or 1 in 295. In Pakistan Anwar is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 66 percent are found, Sindh, where 15 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this surname is found in 136 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Egypt, where 9 percent are found.
Anwar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Anwar surname is principally Muslim (63%) in Kenya and Sunni (83%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Anwar are 3.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.08% registered with the political party.
The amount Anwar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.29% less than the national average, earning €9,822 per year; in Norway they earn 13.21% less than the national average, earning 300,360 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91.83% more than the national average, earning R 455,868 per year; in United States they earn 13.85% more than the national average, earning $49,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $49,462 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anwar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anwar in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ީއަންވަރު | ianvaru | - |
| Anwar in the Hindi language | ||
| अनवर | anavara | 87.23 |
| अनवार | anavara | 12.42 |
| अन्वर | anvara | 0.04 |
| अन्वार | anvara | 0.01 |
| अंवर | anvara | 0.01 |
| Anwar in the Bengali language | ||
| আনোয়ার | anoyara | 86.84 |
| আনওয়ার | ana'oyara | 5.26 |
| আনুয়ার | anuyara | 2.63 |
| অনোয়ার | anoyara | 2.63 |
| আনয়ার | anayara | 2.63 |
| Anwar in the Marathi language | ||
| अन्वर | anvara | 52.25 |
| अनवर | anavara | 42.49 |
| अन्सारी | ansari | 2.39 |
| अंसारी | ansari | 0.7 |
| अन्वार | anvara | 0.2 |
| अंवर | anvara | 0.17 |
| आन्वर | anvara | 0.03 |
| अन्सार | ansara | 0.02 |
| अन्सर | ansara | 0.02 |
| अंसरी | ansari | 0.01 |
| अंवार | anvara | 0.01 |
| नारु | naru | 0.01 |
| अंसार | ansara | 0.01 |
| अन्बर | anbara | 0.01 |
| अण्वर | anvara | 0 |
| आंवर | anvara | 0 |
| अन्वरी | anvari | 0 |
| अन्तर | antara | 0 |
| Anwar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅନୱାର | anawara | 24.21 |
| ଅନୱର | anawara | 21.84 |
| ଆନୁଆର | anu'ara | 18.42 |
| ଅନୁୱର | anuwara | 4.47 |
| ଅନ୍ୱାର | anwara | 4.21 |
| ଅନୁଅର | anu'ara | 3.95 |
| ଅନୁୱାର | anuwara | 3.16 |
| ଅନ୍ୱର | anwara | 2.37 |
| ଆନୱାର | anawara | 2.11 |
| ଆନ୍ୱାର | anwara | 1.58 |
| ଅନୱର୍ | anawar | 1.32 |
| ଅନ୍ୱାର୍ | anwar | 0.53 |
| ଅନୱାର୍ | anawar | 0.53 |
| ଅନ୍ୱର୍ | anwar | 0.53 |
| ଆନୱାର୍ | anawar | 0.26 |
| ଅନୁଅର୍ | anu'ar | 0.26 |
| ଅନ୍ଓାର | anoara | 0.26 |
| ଆନ୍ୱାର୍ | anwar | 0.26 |
| ଅନୁୱର୍ | anuwar | 0.26 |
| ଆନ୍ଓାର | anoara | 0.26 |
| ଅୱାର | awara | 0.26 |
| Anwar in the Arabic language | ||
| بانور | banwr | - |
| وانور | wanwr | - |
| الأنور | alanwr | - |
| الانور | alanwr | - |
| آنور | anwr | - |
| الانوار | alanwar | - |
| لانور | lanwr | - |
| أنور | anwr | - |
| أنوار | anwar | - |
| انوار | anwar | - |
| انور | anwr | - |
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