Kahar Surname

4,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131,222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Brunei

Kahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India93,3641:8,216697
Nepal18,8191:1,513230
Indonesia9,6261:13,7391,727
Malaysia3,2581:9,0531,050
Bangladesh2,7941:57,0352,975
Philippines7801:129,79322,130
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Brunei4801:872169
Iraq3671:95,4272,936
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Estonia1271:10,4081,483
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
Pakistan1021:1,751,41117,795
Algeria1011:382,49133,409
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
England891:626,04636,944
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Wales121:257,87814,969
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
China71:195,331,65210,124
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Kahar (21,173) may also be a first name.

Kahar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kahar (Arabic: كاهار, Bengali: কাহার, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻘﻬﺎﺭ, Hindi: कहार, Marathi: कहार, Oriya: କହର, Tibetan: ཀ་ཧར་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,291st most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 55,536 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kahar are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 36,238th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 21,173 people.

Kahar is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 93,364 people, or 1 in 8,216. In India Kahar is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 35 percent reside, Bihar, where 23 percent reside and Gujarat, where 15 percent reside. Aside from India this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Kahar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kahar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.16% less than the national average, earning $30,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khahar91618/
Kahaar91338/
Kaahar91124/
Kahaur9130/
Kahair9127/
Kaharr9121/
Kahahr911/
Khar894,883/
Kaar894,706/
Kahr893,220/
Kahahar8352/
Kahaire831/
Kahairt831/
Kaahaar831/
Khair80281,048/
Khare8061,832/
Khayr805,202/
Qahar803,556/
Kaair801,922/
Kaare801,570/
Cahar80465/
Khear80320/
Kharh80212/
Kağar80151/
Kahur80109/
Kaihr8090/
Khaar8084/
Khaur8060/
Kaarz8032/
Kharr8020/
Khajr8019/
Kaarø809/
Khhar804/
Kharz804/
Khgar803/
Kahrt803/
Khahr802/
Kahrr802/
Kaahr801/
Khaír801/
Kaatr801/
Kahrz800/
Kaharova7775/
Kar75399,190/
Khaire7346,965/
Khayre733,467/
Cahard73608/
Kaarre73388/
Qahaar73320/
Cahart73265/
Qahare7363/
Kharre7359/
Khaure7348/
Qahair7345/
Qaharh7323/
Khairr7320/
Khajre7318/
Ka'are7318/
Khaair7315/
Kaarød7312/
Kheare7310/
Kharhe7310/
Khayrt739/
Kahier737/
Kaarøe736/
Kaithr736/
Khatrt735/
Khardt734/
Khaare734/
Khaaar733/
Kkhare732/
Kheard732/
Kaheir732/
Khaird732/
Kayhre731/
Kaaire731/
Kaajre731/
Khhare731/
Khairp731/
Khairz731/
Kaaair731/
Cahair731/
Khearr731/
Kharrt731/
Khairh731/
Khaart731/
Keathr730/
Kaur679,624,267/
Khor6769,586/
Kare6731,857/
Karr6721,427/
Kear674,553/
Kohr673,271/
Kair672,140/
Kkar67658/
Qahr67447/
Kaarova67433/
Qhar67405/
Kayr67264/
Karz67215/
Karh67196/
Kharova67173/
Caar6755/
Qaar6728/
Kajr6728/
Cahr6726/
Karhova6720/
Kharowa6710/
Khaaire678/
Ckar675/
Kgar673/
Khaisre672/
Gkar672/
Åkar672/
Khhaire671/
Khausrd671/
Hkar671/
Khayrre671/
Kaheere671/
Kahrova671/
Khayreh671/
Kqar671/
Hcar671/
Khairre671/

Kahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻘﻬﺎﺭalqhar-
Kahar in the Tibetan language
ཀ་ཧར་kahar-
Kahar in the Bengali language
কাহারkahara-
Kahar in the Marathi language
कहारkahara89.74
कहरkahara3.9
काहारkahara2.64
काहरkahara1.32
कहॉरkahora0.17
हारhara0.06
कॅहारkehara0.06
कदारkadara0.06
कुहारkuhara0.05
हरhara0.05
करkara0.05
खारkhara0.05
कटारkatara0.05
कहाऱkahara0.05
असारasara0.04
अारaara0.03
हरीhari0.03
कहातkahata0.03
िहराihara0.03
दाहारीdahari0.02
काहरुkaharu0.02
काहोरkahora0.02
अमरamara0.02
काहाऱkahara0.02
कचरुkacaru0.02
कहोरkahora0.02
फारphara0.02
कादरkadara0.01
खांkham0.01
Kahar in the Oriya language
କହରkahara88.12
କହଁରkahamra5.26
କାହାରkahara4.62
କହାରkahara0.21
କାହରkahara0.17
କାହାର୍kahar0.08
ପହରpahara0.04
Kahar in the Hindi language
कहारkahara84.29
कहरkahara14.19
काहारkahara0.41
काहरkahara0.35
काहार्kahar0.22
केहरkehara0.19
काहराkahara0.06
काहड़ाkahara0.03
कहॉरkahora0.03
कहर्kahar0.03
कहार्kahar0.03
कहाऱkahara0.03
Kahar in the Arabic language
كاهارkahar-
القهارalqhar-
قهارqhar-

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