Jahar Surname
Approximately 2,892 people bear this surname
Jahar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,571 | 1:48,875 | 5,497 |
| India | 610 | 1:1,257,484 | 49,869 |
| Indonesia | 356 | 1:371,486 | 31,844 |
| Malaysia | 235 | 1:125,507 | 8,194 |
| Philippines | 47 | 1:2,154,005 | 122,929 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Jahar (36,830) may also be a first name.
Jahar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jahar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jahar (Bengali: জহর, Hindi: जाहर, Marathi: जहर, Oriya: ଜହର, Tibetan: ཇ་ཧར་) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Jahar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jahar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 152,208th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,519,898 people. The last name Jahar is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Jahar reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 23,769th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 36,830 people.
The last name is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 1,571 people, or 1 in 48,875. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 11 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent reside and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jahar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jahar in the Bengali language | ||
| জহর | jahara | 93.86 |
| জাহার | jahara | 4.09 |
| জহর্ | jahar | 0.55 |
| জহির | jahira | 0.14 |
| Jahar in the Hindi language | ||
| जाहर | jahara | 80.37 |
| जहर | jahara | 11.23 |
| जहार | jahara | 6.96 |
| जाहार | jahara | 0.49 |
| जहा | jaha | 0.23 |
| जहरा़ | jahara | 0.19 |
| जहा्र | jahara | 0.15 |
| जहो | jaho | 0.04 |
| जहार् | jahar | 0.04 |
| जहॉ | jaho | 0.04 |
| जहूर | jahura | 0.04 |
| जहीर | jahira | 0.04 |
| जहरा | jahara | 0.04 |
| Jahar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜହର | jahara | 79.04 |
| ଯହର | yahara | 10.04 |
| ଜାହାର | jahara | 5.24 |
| ଜାହର | jahara | 1.75 |
| ଜହାର | jahara | 0.87 |
| ଯାହାର | yahara | 0.66 |
| ଯହାର | yahara | 0.66 |
| ଜହର୍ | jahar | 0.44 |
| ଜାହାର୍ | jahar | 0.44 |
| ବହଲ | bahala | 0.22 |
| ମହା | maha | 0.22 |
| Jahar in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཇ་ཧར་ | jahar | 66.67 |
| ཇཱ་ཧར་ | jahar | 22.22 |
| ཇཱ་ཧོར་ | jahor | 11.11 |
| Jahar in the Marathi language | ||
| जहर | jahara | 57.96 |
| जहार | jahara | 22.29 |
| जहरिंसग | jaharinsaga | 4.46 |
| जाहार | jahara | 2.55 |
| जाहर | jahara | 1.91 |
| जहुर | jahura | 1.27 |
| जोहर | johara | 1.27 |
| जवर | javara | 0.64 |
| जहूर | jahura | 0.64 |
| धारा | dhara | 0.64 |
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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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