Iqbar Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Iqbar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 77 | 1:1,717,522 | 111,746 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Iqbar (80) may also be a first name.
Iqbar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iqbar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iqbar (Marathi: बर) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Iqbar? popularity and diffusion
Iqbar is the 1,022,958th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. Iqbar is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Iqbar reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Iqbar is also the 1,075,395th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 80 people.
The last name Iqbar is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 1,717,522. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Java, where 71 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 21 percent reside and Aceh, where 6 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 28 percent reside and Qatar, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iqhbar | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ikbar | 80 | 479 | / |
| Hikbar | 73 | 7 | / |
| Ikhbar | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ikbhar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eeqbar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikbar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jqbair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Escqbar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Igkbaure | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ekbar | 60 | 80 | / |
| Ikbor | 60 | 2 | / |
| Uqbor | 60 | 1 | / |
| Yqbor | 60 | 1 | / |
| Ukbar | 60 | 1 | / |
| Hoikhbarh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Escbar | 55 | 32 | / |
| Ikhwar | 55 | 14 | / |
| Ekbaar | 55 | 13 | / |
| Eikvar | 55 | 12 | / |
| Ikhbor | 55 | 4 | / |
| Ekhbar | 55 | 1 | / |
| Ikhuar | 55 | 1 | / |
| Hekbar | 55 | 1 | / |
| Eakbar | 55 | 1 | / |
| Eckbar | 55 | 0 | / |
| Aikevar | 50 | 4 | / |
| Aikebor | 50 | 1 | / |
Iqbar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iqbar in the Marathi language | ||
| बर | bara | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iqbar
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