Iqra Surname

126,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Kenya

Iqra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iqra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
Pakistan1,3451:132,8213,776
Kenya6721:68,7206,557
Indonesia1101:1,202,26584,863
India501:15,341,308250,737
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England51:11,143,612252,590
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Iqra (122,170) may also be a first name.

Iqra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iqra (Hindi: इकरा, Oriya: ଇକରା) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Iqra.

How Common Is The Last Name Iqra? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 126,781st most commonly used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,034,491 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Iqra reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 8,466th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 122,170 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,352 people, or 1 in 117,867. Beside Bangladesh this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 19 percent are found.

Iqra Last Name Statistics demography

Iqra earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iqrah8915/
Iqraz895/
Iqrad893/
Iqroa892/
Iqrha891/
Iqrash8058/
Ikra753,640/
Iqro7556/
Icra759/
Eqra753/
Jqra751/
Yqra751/
Uqra751/
Iqraash731/
Ikhra671,436/
Iscra67171/
Ikraš6796/
Jikra6724/
Iqroh6714/
Ikrah6714/
Icrai6712/
Uikra678/
Eikra677/
Ikray677/
Icrea675/
Aicra673/
Ikrai672/
Ikraj672/
Ikraa672/
Ezqra671/
Equra671/
Gikra671/
Yqhra671/
Ikkra671/
Icrad671/

Iqra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iqra in the Oriya language
ଇକରାikara-
Iqra in the Hindi language
इकराikara76.67
इक़राiqara15
इक़राiqara6.67
ईकराikara0.56
इक्राikra0.56
इकाराikara0.56

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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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  • 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 Iqra
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