Awkar Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Awkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Awkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Mauritania441:93,0655,851
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Awkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Awkar (Arabic: عوكر, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻭﻛﺎﺭ) occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Awkar.

How Common Is The Last Name Awkar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Awkar is the 646,966th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Awkar live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Awkar is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 358 people, or 1 in 86,189. Excluding Saudi Arabia it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 9 percent live and Lebanon, where 3 percent live.

Awkar Last Name Statistics demography

Awkar earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gawkar91141/
Hawkar9126/
Awkare9111/
Awfkar911/
Awkair911/
Hawkard8326/
Afkar802,270/
Avkar8087/
Owkar804/
Awqar801/
Ewkar801/
Gavkar7311,459/
Afkhar73191/
Afkaar7345/
Abhkar7326/
Gafkar7312/
Awkour7311/
Awkeir7310/
Gawcar734/
Aphkar733/
Avkhar732/
Owkard731/
Awqard731/
Hafkar731/
Awcahr731/
Abkhayr672/
Gavkhar671/
Abkhaar671/
Howkard671/
Gaavkar671/
Eawekor671/
Gafkhar671/
Gavkkar671/

Awkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Awkar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻭﻛﺎﺭawkar75
ﺍﻭﻛﺎﺭawkar25
Awkar in the Arabic language
عوكرwkr-

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