Gulzar Surname

5,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Gulzar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulzar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan84,6321:2,111285
Afghanistan6,9481:4,628444
India4,2471:180,61311,036
Saudi Arabia2,5841:11,9411,646
Bangladesh1,1721:135,9705,321
United Arab Emirates8461:10,8301,357
England8171:68,1987,892
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Suriname1151:4,8051,070
Qatar1121:21,0542,246
Canada1071:344,35131,229
France991:670,93786,003
Turkey901:864,68241,266
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Greece371:299,45443,754
Norway281:183,65321,594
Israel231:372,07130,321
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Oman121:307,3314,704
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Wales71:442,07621,198
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark61:940,78647,603
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

The alternate forms: Gülzar (4) are calculated separately.

Gulzar (305,105) may also be a first name.

Gulzar Last Name Facts

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

Gulzar (Georgian: გულზარ, Hindi: गुलजार, Marathi: गुलजार, Oriya: ଗୁଲଜାର, Russian: Гульзар) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Gülzar. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulzar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,514th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 70,854 people. The surname Gulzar occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gulzar reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Gulzar is also the 3,422nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 305,105 people.

Gulzar is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 84,632 people, or 1 in 2,111. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 75 percent reside, Sindh, where 13 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 7 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Gulzar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gulzar last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Gulzar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.37% less than the national average, earning 251,359 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.61% more than the national average, earning R 379,296 per year; in United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.33% less than the national average, earning $45,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gülzar944/
Ghulzar92415/
Gulzaar92368/
Gullzar92152/
Gulzair9231/
Gulzarr9212/
Gulzhar928/
Gulzare927/
Gulzart926/
Gulzzar924/
Gulziar922/
Gulzarh922/
Gulszar921/
Gulzard921/
Ulzar913/
Ghulzaar864/
Gullzaar861/
Gghulzar861/
Golzar836,242/
Guljar833,097/
Gulsar8384/
Hulzar8311/
Gulzor838/
Aulzar831/
Gulzarova8020/
Goolzar7771/
Gholzar7763/
Gouljar7757/
Guljaar7751/
Gulshar7729/
Gulchar7716/
Guljhar777/
Goelzar776/
Gulhjar773/
Golczar772/
Gulzoor772/
Ghulsar772/
Guljare772/
Gulsair772/
Golzarz771/
Gultsar771/
Kguljar771/
Goldzar771/
Gulsiar771/
Gulsear771/
Gulesar771/
Gguljar771/
Huilzar771/
Gulsahr771/
Ulsar73119/
Ulcar73114/
Uljar73104/
Olzar733/
Gulshair71343/
Guleshar717/
Gulshare714/
Gouljhar712/
Gulchard712/
Ghulesar712/
Gulchare711/
Ghulshar711/
Gouljaar711/
Gulzchhahar710/
Hulzhaur710/
Golsar671,145/
Olszar67589/
Gülsar67326/
Uhljar6765/
Golčar6755/
Hulsar6735/
Ulchar6722/
Golcar6715/
Holzar674/
Guljor672/
Gulzorova672/
Ghulshair672/
Ulesar671/
Aulsar671/
Gulshahar671/
Gullshair671/
Houlzhaur670/

Gulzar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gulzar in the Georgian language
გულზარgulzar-
Gulzar in the Oriya language
ଗୁଲଜାରgulajara87.5
ଗୁଲଜାର୍gulajar8.33
ଗୁଲ୍ଜାରguljara4.17
Gulzar in the Marathi language
गुलजारgulajara84.38
गुलझारgulajhara14.3
गुलामgulama0.19
गुलाबgulaba0.19
गुलजरgulajara0.12
गुलाजारgulajara0.12
गुलज़ारgulazara0.07
गुलशेरgulasera0.02
गुलशेgulase0.02
गूलजारgulajara0.02
गुलसरgulasara0.02
गुलेजारgulejara0.02
Gulzar in the Hindi language
गुलजारgulajara66.22
गुलज़ारgulazara16.44
गुलज़ारgulazara13.85
गुल्जारguljara1.16
गुल्ज़ारgulzara0.8
गुल्ज़ारgulzara0.63
गूलजारgulajara0.18
गुलाजरgulajara0.09
गुजलारgujalara0.09
गुजतारgujatara0.09
गुल़्ज़ारgulzara0.09
गुलजादgulajada0.09
गु्लजारgulajara0.09
Gulzar in the Russian language
Гульзарgulzar-

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