Gohar Surname

7,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Gohar Surname User-submission:

Gohar is a Persian surname, in Farsi it means 'jewels'.

Gohar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan46,1311:3,873418
Egypt21,5381:4,269567
Iran2,8611:26,8383,306
Afghanistan2,2471:14,309852
India1,8861:406,71521,454
Saudi Arabia1,3121:23,5183,324
Djibouti4241:2,158210
Israel3701:23,1293,412
United Arab Emirates3481:26,3282,946
Kuwait3371:11,2781,556
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
England1341:415,80628,295
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Canada491:751,95159,756
France441:1,509,607143,950
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
China41:341,830,39216,990
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Gohar (128,061) may also be a first name.

Gohar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gohar is a Persian surname, in Farsi it means 'jewels'.

- ahmad214

Gohar Last Name Facts

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

Gohar (Georgian: გოჰარ, Hindi: गोहर, Marathi: गोहर, Oriya: େଗାହର) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gohar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gohar is the 7,259th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 93,242 people. Gohar occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Gohar are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 8,127th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 128,061 people.

The last name Gohar is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 46,131 people, or 1 in 3,873. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 56 percent are found, Punjab, where 34 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan Gohar exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 28 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.

Gohar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gohar surname are 0.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gohar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 49.55% more than the national average, earning $64,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.98% more than the national average, earning $59,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghohar91388/
Goahar91345/
Gohair9111/
Gohhar918/
Goharh916/
Gohatr915/
Gohayr911/
Goharr911/
Gohaar911/
Gojhar911/
Goar893,459/
Goahare83129/
Gohahar835/
Gohaire831/
Ghoahar831/
Goohard830/
Goohart830/
Goard801,210/
Goarh80515/
Goare80191/
Ghoar80137/
Gouar8087/
Gohor8037/
Goair8027/
Goart8022/
Ngoar8022/
Ghaor8012/
Goaur8011/
Goajr805/
Goahr804/
Goaër802/
Goaar801/
Go'ar801/
Gohahare771/
Gohhardt770/
Ghouar73874/
Gouard73623/
Gouair73170/
Kgoare73167/
Ghoarh73161/
Gojgar73117/
Gojjar7386/
Gohord7323/
Gouare7318/
Goyiar7314/
Goarre7310/
Ghaoor7310/
Goiyar734/
Goheir734/
Gohotr734/
Gouart734/
Ghauor733/
Goajre732/
Goaire732/
Ghaear732/
Ghoair732/
Ghaour732/
Goauhr731/
Ghohor731/
Ghooar731/
Gouaar731/
Ghoare731/
Ghauar731/
Gahhar731/
Hgoard731/
Gaor672,523/
Gohoure67295/
Goór67237/
Gouasre675/
Ghouare675/
Ghaeoor672/
Ghaeear672/
Gouarre672/
Gouaire672/
Ghooaar671/
Goohore671/
Gãœhare671/
Goohord670/
Gaheart670/

Gohar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gohar in the Georgian language
გოჰარgohar-
Gohar in the Marathi language
गोहरgohara95.61
गोहारgohara2.9
िहराihara0.13
गोहनgohana0.13
गहरgahara0.13
गोहेरेgohere0.13
मोहरmohara0.07
Gohar in the Oriya language
େଗାହରegahara88.89
େଗାହାରegahara11.11
Gohar in the Hindi language
गोहरgohara88.27
गौहरgauhara10.75
गोहारgohara0.28
गोहर्gohar0.14
़गोहरgohara0.14
गॊहरgohara0.14

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