Azhar Surname
Approximately 129,831 people bear this surname
Azhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 71,165 | 1:2,510 | 324 |
| Indonesia | 17,732 | 1:7,458 | 972 |
| Malaysia | 10,786 | 1:2,734 | 407 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,724 | 1:5,391 | 743 |
| Bangladesh | 4,506 | 1:35,365 | 2,174 |
| Sri Lanka | 4,385 | 1:4,745 | 689 |
| India | 3,715 | 1:206,478 | 12,341 |
| Morocco | 3,647 | 1:9,453 | 1,308 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,827 | 1:5,015 | 628 |
| Egypt | 1,190 | 1:77,257 | 6,997 |
| England | 807 | 1:69,043 | 7,973 |
| United States | 684 | 1:529,911 | 44,115 |
| Iran | 618 | 1:124,244 | 11,488 |
| Kuwait | 444 | 1:8,560 | 1,174 |
| Iraq | 356 | 1:98,375 | 2,980 |
| Qatar | 275 | 1:8,575 | 940 |
| Oman | 274 | 1:13,460 | 1,525 |
| Canada | 237 | 1:155,467 | 15,773 |
| Singapore | 197 | 1:27,958 | 1,070 |
| Spain | 147 | 1:318,041 | 18,803 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Kazakhstan | 112 | 1:157,879 | 15,632 |
| Belarus | 90 | 1:105,567 | 15,905 |
| Thailand | 85 | 1:831,039 | 133,417 |
| Afghanistan | 77 | 1:417,574 | 5,731 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Yemen | 56 | 1:471,880 | 10,658 |
| Scotland | 54 | 1:99,145 | 6,812 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Maldives | 34 | 1:11,887 | 892 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Norway | 30 | 1:171,410 | 20,526 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Russia | 25 | 1:5,764,922 | 242,644 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Azhar (418,347) may also be a first name.
Azhar Demographics
Azhar Political Affiliation
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Azhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Azhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Azhar (Arabic: ازهر, Bengali: আজহার, Georgian: აჟარ, Hindi: अजहर, Marathi: अजहर, Oriya: ଅଜହର, Russian: Ажар) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Azhar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Azhar is the 4,331st most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 56,131 people. The surname Azhar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Azhar live; 65 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Azhar is also the 2,453rd most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 418,347 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 71,165 people, or 1 in 2,510. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 70 percent reside, Sindh, where 17 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Pakistan Azhar occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.
Azhar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Azhar last name are 8.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.26% being registered with the party.
The amount Azhar earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning 360,690 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $49,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning $47,861 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Azhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Azhar in the Georgian language | ||
| აჟარ | azhar | - |
| Azhar in the Hindi language | ||
| अजहर | ajahara | 81.63 |
| अज़हर | azahara | 12.04 |
| अज़हर | azahara | 5.61 |
| अज़र | azara | 0.1 |
| अज़्हर | azhara | 0.1 |
| Azhar in the Bengali language | ||
| আজহার | ajahara | 66.67 |
| আজাহার | ajahara | 33.33 |
| Azhar in the Marathi language | ||
| अजहर | ajahara | 58.92 |
| अझहर | ajhahara | 20.5 |
| अझर | ajhara | 14.28 |
| फार | phara | 0.2 |
| हर | hara | 0.16 |
| अझार | ajhara | 0.16 |
| आझर | ajhara | 0.11 |
| फर | phara | 0.07 |
| अथर | athara | 0.05 |
| हार | hara | 0.05 |
| अझरो | ajharo | 0.04 |
| अज़ार | azara | 0.04 |
| अहार | ahara | 0.02 |
| महरू | maharu | 0.02 |
| शाहार | sahara | 0.02 |
| आखर | akhara | 0.02 |
| नहरी | nahari | 0.02 |
| अज़र | azara | 0.02 |
| Azhar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଜହର | ajahara | 30.77 |
| ଆଝାର | ajhara | 23.08 |
| ଅଝର | ajhara | 17.31 |
| ଅଝାର | ajhara | 13.46 |
| ଆଝର | ajhara | 5.77 |
| ଆଝାର୍ | ajhar | 1.92 |
| ଅଜହର୍ | ajahar | 1.92 |
| ଏଝାର୍ | ejhar | 1.92 |
| Azhar in the Russian language | ||
| Ажар | azar | - |
| Azhar in the Arabic language | ||
| ازهر | azhr | - |
| أزهار | azhar | - |
| ازهار | azhar | - |
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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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- 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 Azhar
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