Hoshyar Surname

32,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Hoshyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hoshyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran15,8731:4,837664
Afghanistan1611:199,7093,778
Iraq521:673,4939,953
England121:4,643,172139,951
India111:69,733,217610,955
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Hoshyar (8,072) may also be a first name.

Hoshyar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hoshyar (Hindi: होश्यार) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoshyar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hoshyar is the 32,897th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 451,325 people. The surname Hoshyar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hoshyar live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 70,647th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 8,072 people.

It is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 15,873 people, or 1 in 4,837. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Fars Province, where 30 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Iran this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found and Iraq, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hooshyar93940/
Houshyar9395/
Khoshyar9322/
Hosyar9214/
Khoshsyar882/
Houshyarr881/
Hoosyar86823/
Hushyar86100/
Hoshiar8631/
Khosyar8614/
Heshyar862/
Hosehar861/
Osyar831/
Khoshjar8076/
Houshiar8060/
Hooshiar8053/
Khoshiar8015/
Hoshiarh8014/
Hooshear802/
Hoochyar801/
Hosshiar801/
Osihar7728/
Hasyar7718/
Hosear775/
Ashyar773/
Hosiar771/
Husyar771/
Khoshjgar7519/
Khoshsiar755/
Josihar7163/
Joshiar713/
Hushiar712/
O'Shear711/
Hoosear711/
Oshihar711/
Khusyar711/
Hoosiar710/
Asyar6793/
Esyar6733/
Ozyar6720/
Khashiar672/
Osear672/
Khusihar671/
Osiar671/
Osyor670/

Hoshyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hoshyar in the Hindi language
होश्यारhosyara91.2
होशयारhosayara4.8
होशियारhosiyara3.2
होश्यरhosyara0.4

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Footnotes

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