Dhar Surname

2,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Dhar Surname User-submission:

Dar is a Kashmiri surname of Brahmin origin, found among individuals native to the Kashmir Valley of India as well as Kashmiri emigres who have migrated to the Punjab, a region divided between India and Pakistan. The caste name is shared among both Hindus and Muslims.

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Dhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India163,4561:4,693425
Bangladesh72,9961:2,183209
Pakistan2,3421:76,2782,706
United States1,4501:249,97223,774
United Arab Emirates8161:11,2281,407
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Iran4621:166,19614,183
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
England3861:144,34713,933
Canada2531:145,63514,918
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
Australia1551:174,16617,758
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Thailand841:840,933134,389
Oman721:51,2222,729
Afghanistan621:518,6006,453
Japan511:2,506,75130,743
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Iraq371:946,53112,381
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Wales221:140,66110,115
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Austria121:709,62061,025
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
France71:9,488,960336,266
China71:195,331,65210,124
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Dhar (3,330) may also be a first name.

Dhar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dar is a Kashmiri surname of Brahmin origin, found among individuals native to the Kashmir Valley of India as well as Kashmiri emigres who have migrated to the Punjab, a region divided between India and Pakistan. The caste name is shared among both Hindus and Muslims.

- samad_dar

The Dhar surname is a Kashmiri caste name, derived from an honorific name Dara given to a village head, strongman or a warlord of a smaller jagir (estate). Dara is pronounced as Dhara.

- haffman97

Dhar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhar (Arabic: ذر, Bengali: ধর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻇﻬﺮ, Hindi: धर, Marathi: धर, Oriya: ଧର, Tibetan: དར་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhar? popularity and diffusion

Dhar is the 2,243rd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,802 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dhar live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 123,768th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 3,330 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 163,456 people, or 1 in 4,693. In India it is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 51 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent live and Tripura, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 30 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Dhar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dhar surname are 6.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dhar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning $51,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $48,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahar898,905/
Dhare891,802/
Dhaur89706/
Dhair89384/
Ddhar8928/
Dharr8923/
Dhard8919/
Dhaar8916/
Dhear8914/
Dhatr898/
Dhart897/
Dhahr896/
Dharh895/
Dharp894/
Dhayr892/
Hdhar891/
Dhgar891/
Dar86238,033/
Dhaure801,733/
Dhahar80302/
Ddhare80193/
Dhaire8076/
Dahart8039/
Dahaur8033/
Dahard8019/
Dhayre8010/
Dhaare808/
Ddahar808/
Dahair805/
Dhasre804/
Daharr804/
Daahar803/
Dhathr803/
Dheare802/
Dharre802/
Dhdhar801/
Dhasrt801/
Dhahre801/
Dhahur801/
Dheard801/
Dheart801/
D'Hart801/
Dharhe801/
Daharh801/
Dahasr801/
Dahayr801/
Dare7550,692/
Daar7515,011/
Dear7514,585/
Dart7512,500/
Darr7511,777/
Darh753,001/
Dohr752,921/
Dard752,899/
Dhor752,376/
Dahr752,364/
Daur752,037/
Dair751,386/
Darz75386/
Dayr75228/
Darp75128/
Dasr7570/
Ddar7566/
Datr7549/
Hdar756/
Dgar756/
Dajr752/
Tdar751/
Darø751/
D'Ar751/
Dharowa7316/
Dhauyre7312/
Dhahier738/
Dhahare736/
Daahare735/
Dhddare731/
Ddharth731/
Dttdhar731/
Daaharr731/
Dahardt730/
Dhore6727,961/
Dayre674,231/
Dheir673,662/
Daire673,174/
Darre672,177/
Daure672,123/
Dartt67699/
Deare67493/
Dhuor67447/
Dheur67439/
Dağar67350/
Dahur67332/
Da'ar67201/
Dohur67200/
Dasre67197/
Deart67121/
Daare6760/
Dhour6755/
Dearr6748/
Dhotr6748/
Deard6743/
Deahr6739/
D'Art6736/
Deihr6736/
Darrh6730/
Dhoor6718/
Daird6718/
Daair6717/
Dhoir6713/
Dgaur6712/
Darhe6712/
Daurd6711/
Darhh6710/
Dohrt6710/
Ddahr679/
Hdear679/
Daharova678/
Dearp678/
Ddhor678/
Deuhr677/
Dgair677/
Darzs675/
Dahyr674/
Dahrr673/
Dhort673/
D'Ayr672/
Daart672/
D'Hahier672/
Dddar672/
Gydar672/
Thdar671/
Hdgar671/
Dhosr671/
Dhorr671/
Dahrh671/
Dajtr671/
Dearh671/
Datrr671/
Dautr671/
Dayjr671/
Dasrr671/
Deaur671/
Da're671/
Hdair671/
Dohįr671/
Doihr671/
Ddare671/
Ddarr671/
Daijr671/
Daahr671/
D'Gar671/
Dgohr671/
Daarz671/
Ddohr671/
Dayrr670/
Darrt670/
Dairr670/

Dhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻇﻬﺮazhr-
Dhar in the Bengali language
ধরdhara99.79
ধর্dhar0.13
ধারdhara0.01
Dhar in the Hindi language
धरdhara93.6
धारdhara6.24
धर्dhar0.02
धार्dhar0.01
धारा़dhara0.01
घरghara0.01
ध्ारdhara0.01
ढरdhara0.01
Dhar in the Oriya language
ଧରdhara92.44
ଧାରdhara3.8
ଡରୁdaru0.34
ଧର୍dhar0.11
ଧଡାdhada0.03
ଧଳdhala0.02
ହାଲିhali0.02
ଧାରାdhara0.02
େଦାରାedara0.02
ମାରmara0.02
ଝରିjhari0.02
ଧୀରdhira0.02
ମହାିmahai0.02
ସାରsara0.02
ହୀରାhira0.02
ଧିରdhira0.02
Dhar in the Tibetan language
དར་dar71.05
དྷར་dhar18.42
དཱར་dar7.89
དར་ཉdarnya2.63
Dhar in the Marathi language
धरdhara55.99
धारdhara41.45
दरdara0.78
ढरdhara0.78
धर्dhar0.16
धारीdhari0.16
डरdara0.16
धाराdhara0.16
Dhar in the Arabic language
ذرdhr-

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