Kuar Surname

17,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Kuar Surname User-submission:

The surname Kuar means 'princess'. It comes from the Sanskrit word kumārī, meaning 'girl' or 'daughter'. It was reduced to kuar and later became kaur by metathesis. This surname originates in Punjab and is used by Sikhs as a surname or to feminise a male name.

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Kuar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India29,9801:25,5861,926
Cambodia4211:36,7871,650
Fiji1891:4,732899
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Malaysia1241:237,85713,554
Papua New Guinea761:107,28614,507
England521:1,071,50151,923
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Singapore171:323,98313,856
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Kuar (2,342) may also be a first name.

Kuar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kuar means 'princess'. It comes from the Sanskrit word kumārī, meaning 'girl' or 'daughter'. It was reduced to kuar and later became kaur by metathesis. This surname originates in Punjab and is used by Sikhs as a surname or to feminise a male name. For example, Mehinder, a male name, can be made female by becoming Mehinder Kaur.

- maheika

Kuar Last Name Facts

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

Kuar (Hindi: कुअर, Marathi: कुअर, Oriya: କୁଅର, Russian: Куар) is most common in India. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,729th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 233,673 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kuar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 153,675th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 2,342 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 29,980 people, or 1 in 25,586. In India Kuar is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 57 percent are found, Punjab, where 20 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 1 percent are found and Fiji, where 1 percent are found.

Kuar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kuar are 7.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.42% registered with the political party.

The amount Kuar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.72% more than the national average, earning R 507,876 per year; in United States they earn 8.62% more than the national average, earning $46,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.21% more than the national average, earning $67,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuaar893,310/
Kuare89136/
Kuarh898/
Kkuar893/
Kuarr892/
Kuayr892/
Kuatr891/
Kuhart8019/
Kuartt8012/
Kouhar8012/
Kuaair807/
Kuarth803/
Kuaare801/
Kuaour800/
Cuar751,074/
Kwar75847/
Guar75843/
Kuor75544/
Quar75159/
Kuhardt7318/
Kuahare731/
Kuarova731/
Kuharzs731/
Cuare67788/
Cuart67587/
Kware67358/
Quart67304/
Quare67254/
Quard67182/
Quear67166/
Quair6793/
Kwaar6760/
Guear6743/
Cuhar6734/
Kuore6732/
Guarr6732/
Kuorp6727/
Quhar6714/
Guajr6710/
Guair679/
Ghuar676/
Kuharova675/
Cuard674/
Kwhar674/
Kwear674/
Kwarr672/
Kweur671/
Kwatr671/
Cuarz671/
Quwar671/
Kuharová671/
Kwasr671/
Kwair671/
Guaar671/
Kgbar671/
Guaur671/
Kward671/
Quarr671/
Kuorr670/
Quaur670/
Quayr670/

Kuar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuar in the Marathi language
कुअरku'ara79.49
कुमारkumara10.26
कुआरku'ara10.26
Kuar in the Hindi language
कुअरku'ara58.36
कुारkuara27.36
कुआरku'ara5.88
कौरkaura2.51
कु्अरkuara0.07
कुरkura0.07
कूारkuara0.07
Kuar in the Oriya language
କୁଅରku'ara56.59
କୁଅଁରku'amra24.52
କୁଆରku'ara11.61
କୁଆଁରku'amra2.3
କୁାରkuara0.18
େକୗରekara0.09
କୁଅର୍ku'ar0.09
Kuar in the Russian language
Куарkuar-

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