Hoshiar Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Israel

Hoshiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoshiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Hoshiar (3,323) may also be a first name.

Hoshiar Last Name Facts

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

Hoshiar (Hindi: होशियार, Marathi: होिशअर, Oriya: େହାସିଆର) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoshiar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Hoshiar is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Hoshiar are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 123,961st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 3,323 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan Hoshiar is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 36 percent live, Punjab, where 27 percent live and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 18 percent live. Aside from Pakistan it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent live and Iraq, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houshiar9360/
Hooshiar9353/
Khoshiar9315/
Hoshiarh9314/
Hosshiar931/
Hosiar921/
Khoshsiar885/
Hoshyar8616,147/
Joshiar863/
Hushiar862/
Oshihar861/
Hosehar861/
Hoosiar860/
Osiar831/
Hooshyar80940/
Houshyar8095/
Khoshjar8076/
Khoshyar8022/
Khashiar802/
Hooshear802/
Husiar7756/
Osihar7728/
Oshior7725/
Hosyar7714/
Josiar7713/
Hasiar776/
Hosear775/
Osiare772/
Ushiar771/
Ashiar771/
Ochiar770/
Khoshjgar7519/
Khoshsyar752/
Houshyarr751/
Hoosyar71823/
Ouchiar71138/
Hushyar71100/
Josihar7163/
Khosyar7114/
Heshyar712/
O'Shear711/
Ashiaar711/
Hussiar711/
Hassiar711/
Hoosear711/
Hushior710/
Asiar67369/
Chasciar6795/
Hatsiare675/
Ouchiare675/
Usiar673/
Esiar672/
Osear672/
Hoochyar671/
Khusihar671/
Osyar671/

Hoshiar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hoshiar in the Hindi language
होशियारhosiyara-
Hoshiar in the Oriya language
େହାସିଆରehasi'ara-
Hoshiar in the Marathi language
होिशअरhoisa'ara66.67
होिशयारhoisayara22.22
होिशआरhoisa'ara11.11

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hoshiar
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