Bahar Surname

4,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Chad

Bahar Surname User-submission:

An Arab surname from the Proto-Semitic, bahr, meaning 'sea'.

Bahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan27,1861:6,571559
Turkey20,1501:3,862545
Bangladesh19,7361:8,074715
Sudan18,2001:2,061296
Indonesia11,0671:11,9501,521
Chad9,5321:1,426270
Iran8,9231:8,6051,179
India6,7791:113,1537,367
Iraq2,7561:12,707913
Morocco2,4881:13,8572,042
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Malaysia1,6821:17,5351,697
Algeria1,6021:24,1154,392
Sri Lanka1,3161:15,8122,223
United States7981:454,20938,852
Egypt7021:130,96310,408
Bahrain5441:2,479388
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
England4221:132,03313,047
Afghanistan3751:85,7422,390
United Arab Emirates3471:26,4042,956
Palestine3411:13,3402,452
Syria3331:57,9612,800
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
France2321:286,30543,905
Qatar1901:12,4111,349
Brunei1891:2,216398
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Sweden1271:77,5345,797
Thailand1121:630,700106,838
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Australia781:346,09929,260
Bulgaria771:90,6355,542
Austria691:123,41217,157
Slovenia561:44,4237,782
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Northern Cyprus451:7,0891,629
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Norway261:197,78022,769
Azerbaijan251:385,9658,091
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Tunisia171:35,9195,218
Greece151:738,65380,079
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Israel101:855,76354,181
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Finland71:785,24338,644
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Oman61:614,6626,082
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Bahar (215,615) may also be a first name.

Bahar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An Arab surname from the Proto-Semitic, bahr, meaning 'sea'.

- supersaiyajin

Means 'spring' in Farsi.

- goggo

Bahar Last Name Facts

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

Bahar (Arabic: باحار, Bengali: বাহার, Georgian: ბაჰარ, Hindi: बहार, Marathi: बहार, Oriya: ବାହାର) occurs most in Pakistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,014th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,975 people. Bahar is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Bahar are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Bahar is also the 4,853rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 215,615 people.

The surname Bahar is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 27,186 people, or 1 in 6,571. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 62 percent live, Punjab, where 14 percent live and Balochistan, where 11 percent live. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in 99 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 14 percent live and Bangladesh, where 14 percent live.

Bahar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bahar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bahar last name expanded 6,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bahar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Jewish (73%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Bahar surname are 20.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Bahar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.02% less than the national average, earning 335,620 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.14% less than the national average, earning R 168,396 per year; in United States they earn 23.04% more than the national average, earning $53,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $56,995 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahaur91180/
Bahaar91109/
Bhahar9183/
Baahar9135/
Baharh9114/
Bahair9113/
Baharr916/
Bahayr911/
Bahahr911/
Bahr8965,612/
Bhar8949,426/
Baar897,157/
Bahahur8312/
Bahaire839/
Bahahar831/
Bahajre831/
Baharre831/
Baharth831/
Bahardt830/
Bhatr8011,744/
Bharh808,804/
Baare802,745/
Baard802,448/
Baart802,112/
Bhair801,696/
Bahur80706/
Bhare80657/
Bhaur80538/
Bhart80425/
Baarh80179/
Beahr80158/
Bahrr80123/
Bathr80114/
Baarz8096/
Bhear8034/
Bhaar8030/
Baair8029/
Bhard8020/
Bauhr8020/
Bharr8011/
Bhayr8010/
Baňar8010/
Baatr804/
Bahrh804/
Bhgar803/
Bharp802/
Baarr801/
Bhhar801/
Bhasr801/
Baahr801/
Bhahr801/
Bahrı801/
Baëhr801/
Bahrp801/
Ba'ar801/
Bayhr800/
Baharova77325/
Bhahathr771/
Bar75128,764/
Bharre731,023/
Bhaire73614/
Bahhur73171/
Bhaure73145/
Bhatrr7399/
Bhatrt7378/
Baardt7359/
Bhatrp7356/
Bhasre7331/
Bharhe7331/
Baarth7331/
Baardh7321/
Ba'are7311/
Bhatrd739/
Bhartt737/
Baaire736/
Bharph735/
Bharhh735/
Bhayre734/
Bhairt734/
Bhattr733/
Baaare733/
Bachhr733/
Baasre732/
Bhaare732/
Baarre732/
Bathrr731/
Bhairr731/
Bhartd731/
Bhathr731/
Baahre731/
Baarhe731/
Bıharı731/
Bhahur731/
Bhaurt731/
Baheir731/
Bahhre731/
Baithr731/
Baajrd731/
Bhaaar731/
Bahrhe730/
Bhardt730/
Bare67127,825/
Barr67105,411/
Bair6780,166/
Baur6743,495/
Bhor6734,635/
Bear6720,683/
Bard6720,121/
Bart6714,879/
Barz678,627/
Bohr677,292/
Barh676,668/
Barp672,969/
Bayr67723/
Bahrova67494/
Batr67255/
Baarová67183/
Baár67164/
Barø67157/
Basr67150/
Bajr6790/
Vaar6773/
Bahrová6755/
Hvar6728/
Baarova6726/
Vhar6719/
Baaheer6716/
Bhatrph6714/
Báhr6711/
Hbar676/
Baër674/
Bgar673/
Baheere672/
Barhova671/
Bhaggir671/
Baheire671/
Baheerh671/

Bahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bahar in the Georgian language
ბაჰარbahar-
Bahar in the Bengali language
বাহারbahara98.9
বহরbahara0.73
বাহার্bahar0.37
Bahar in the Hindi language
बहारbahara95.82
बाहरbahara2.54
बहरbahara0.92
बाहारbahara0.56
वहारvahara0.07
बहाराbahara0.02
बहाऱbahara0.02
बहा्रbahara0.02
Bahar in the Oriya language
ବାହାରbahara88.3
ବହାରbahara5.32
ବାହାର୍bahar3.19
ବହରbahara2.13
ବାହରbahara1.06
Bahar in the Marathi language
बहारbahara70.7
बहरbahara14.06
बाहरbahara7.42
अारaara0.78
बदरbadara0.78
बाहारbahara0.78
वहारvahara0.39
बाकरbakara0.39
बसरीbasari0.39
भारbhara0.39
Bahar in the Arabic language
باحارbahar-
باهارbahar-
بهارbhar-

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