Eftekhar Surname

84,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Eftekhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Eftekhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4,1951:18,3032,347
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
India491:15,654,396253,566
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Eftekhar (8,415) may also be a first name.

Eftekhar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eftekhar (Hindi: इफ्तेखार, Marathi: तेखार, Oriya: ଇଫେତଖାର) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Eftekhar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eftekhar is the 84,387th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,272,489 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Eftekhar live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 68,772nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 8,415 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 4,195 people, or 1 in 18,303. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 21 percent are found, Fars Province, where 21 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Iran this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Eftekhar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eftekhar last name are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eftekhar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 32.19% more than the national average, earning $57,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.42% more than the national average, earning $78,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Eftekhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eftekhar in the Oriya language
ଇଫେତଖାରiphetakhara-
Eftekhar in the Marathi language
तेखारtekhara76.47
इफतेखारiphatekhara23.53
Eftekhar in the Hindi language
इफ्तेखारiphtekhara58.33
इफतेखारiphatekhara16.67
एफ्तेखारephtekhara8.33
एफतेखारephatekhara8.33
इफतेकारiphatekara8.33

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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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