Anwer Surname

6,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Libya

Anwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan38,3671:4,656467
Egypt27,5481:3,337450
Saudi Arabia5,9631:5,175712
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Libya3,8321:1,629473
Bangladesh3,4241:46,5412,607
India2,1791:352,02619,204
United Arab Emirates1,5091:6,072771
Sri Lanka1,4621:14,2332,024
Kuwait4631:8,2091,130
United States3131:1,158,01683,004
Qatar3001:7,860857
Iraq2831:123,7513,451
England2251:247,63620,113
Oman1711:21,5671,924
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Tunisia301:20,3543,251
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Wales121:257,87814,969
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
France91:7,380,302306,885
China81:170,915,1968,932
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guyana11:762,22114,420
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Anwer (66,251) may also be a first name.

Anwer Last Name Facts

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

Anwer (Hindi: अनवर, Marathi: अनवेर, Oriya: ଅନୱାର) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Anwer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,235th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 80,225 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Anwer reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 14,554th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 66,251 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 38,367 people, or 1 in 4,656. In Pakistan Anwer is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 50 percent live, Sindh, where 29 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent live. Not including Pakistan this last name exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 30 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.

Anwer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Anwer last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Anwer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.72% less than the national average, earning R 22,056 per year; in United States they earn 17.15% more than the national average, earning $50,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.84% more than the national average, earning $55,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anhwer91114/
Anweer9174/
Anwear9136/
Amnwer9127/
Anwerr918/
Aanwer917/
Anwwer915/
Annwer914/
Hanwer913/
Anwerz911/
Asnwer911/
Anwetr911/
Anwher911/
Anhwere8321/
Ganweer836/
Gahnwer831/
Anver806,489/
Anber805,284/
Anwir80125/
Amwer8030/
Anuer8013/
Onwer806/
Enwer806/
Anwre804/
Aunwerdt7712/
Onwere73998/
Anouer73286/
Aunver7328/
Hanber7324/
Anveer7323/
Anmber7321/
Anwair7321/
Ganuer7316/
Anvere7313/
Anbeer739/
Ganver738/
Hanver736/
Anbeir734/
Anwoir733/
Annuer731/
Hanuer731/
Honwer731/
Enhwer731/
Hamwer731/
Aunber731/
Anverr731/
Anuere731/
Anvier731/
Atnver731/
Anvear731/
Gonwer730/
Ganveer677,126/
Hanvere6719/
O'Nwere6711/
Onwuere6710/
Ainvere672/
Anouere672/
Hanveer671/
Atnveer671/
Amwouer671/
Hanouer671/
Anhuere671/
Gounwer671/
Hanhuer671/
Hassenwert671/
Hannuer670/

Anwer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anwer in the Hindi language
अनवरanavara-
Anwer in the Marathi language
अनवेरanavera-
Anwer in the Oriya language
ଅନୱାରanawara80
ଅନୱରanawara20

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