Iftikhar Surname

5,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Iftikhar Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Arabic word iftikhar, which translates to 'pride,' 'honor,' or 'glory.'

Iftikhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan90,1451:1,982277
Saudi Arabia2,6631:11,5871,602
United Arab Emirates1,3681:6,698859
England8251:67,5377,818
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
India5461:1,404,88253,908
United States4861:745,80058,323
Kuwait3181:11,9521,632
Spain2551:183,34112,861
Afghanistan2391:134,5323,041
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Qatar1501:15,7201,709
France941:706,62589,060
Australia601:449,92835,109
Greece551:201,45131,872
Norway491:104,94514,093
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Malaysia391:756,26235,302
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Scotland251:214,15311,205
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Oman141:263,4264,299
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Wales121:257,87814,969
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
China41:341,830,39216,990
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Iftikhar (291,592) may also be a first name.

Iftikhar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the Arabic word iftikhar, which translates to 'pride,' 'honor,' or 'glory.'

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Iftikhar Last Name Facts

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

Iftikhar (Arabic: أفتخار, Bengali: ইফতিকার, Hindi: इफ्तिखार, Marathi: तीखार, Oriya: ଇଫତିଖାର) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iftikhar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,728th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 73,806 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Iftikhar live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Iftikhar is also the 3,597th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 291,592 people.

It is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 90,145 people, or 1 in 1,982. In Pakistan Iftikhar is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 69 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent live and Sindh, where 11 percent live. Excluding Pakistan it is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Iftikhar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iftikhar last name are 15.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.34% registered with the political party.

The amount Iftikhar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.1% less than the national average, earning 269,608 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.76% less than the national average, earning R 57,612 per year; in United States they earn 15.8% more than the national average, earning $49,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $48,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Iftikhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iftikhar in the Bengali language
ইফতিকারiphatikara-
Iftikhar in the Hindi language
इफ्तिखारiphtikhara77.22
इफतिखारiphatikhara9.54
इफितखारiphitakhara3.8
इफ्तीखारiphtikhara1.43
इफ्तखारiphtakhara1.18
इफ्तेखारiphtekhara0.84
इफ्तिखरiphtikhara0.25
इफिखारiphikhara0.25
इफतिकारiphatikara0.17
इफ्तकारiphtakara0.17
इफ़्तिख़ारiftikhara0.08
इफतकारiphatakara0.08
इफित्खारiphitkhara0.08
इतिखारitikhara0.08
इ़फ्तिखारiphtikhara0.08
Iftikhar in the Oriya language
ଇଫତିଖାରiphatikhara50
ଇଫତଖାରiphatakhara50
Iftikhar in the Marathi language
तीखारtikhara44.07
इफितखारiphitakhara21.47
तखारtakhara15.25
इफतीखारiphatikhara6.78
ईफतीखारiphatikhara6.78
तीखरtikhara1.69
ीखारikhara1.13
इफीखारiphikhara1.13
तेखारtekhara0.56
तेखरtekhara0.56
Iftikhar in the Arabic language
أفتخارaftkhar-
إفتخارaftkhar-
أفتكارaftkar-
إفتكارaftkar-
افتكارaftkar-
افتخارaftkhar-

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