Kanzhar Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Kanzhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanzhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Kanzhar (274) may also be a first name.

Kanzhar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanzhar (Russian: Канжар) occurs more in Kazakhstan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanzhar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kanzhar reside; 100 percent reside in Central Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Kanzhar is also the 536,832nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 274 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 3,536,499. In Kazakhstan it is most prevalent in: Kyzylorda Region, where 80 percent live and Astana, where 20 percent live. Other than Kazakhstan this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kyrgyzstan, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kanzhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanzhar in the Russian language
Канжарkanzar-

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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 Kanzhar
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