Qahar Surname

127,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Qahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,8971:61,6652,332
Afghanistan4361:73,7462,185
Iran781:984,39145,758
Indonesia621:2,133,052131,589
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
India51:153,413,076951,030
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Qahar (509) may also be a first name.

Qahar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qahar (Arabic: قاهر) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Qahar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qahar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qahar is the 127,559th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,049,366 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qahar live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Qahar is also the 375,029th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 509 people.

This last name is most common in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2,897 people, or 1 in 61,665. In Pakistan Qahar is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 60 percent are found, Balochistan, where 25 percent are found and Sindh, where 9 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 12 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qahaar91320/
Qahare9163/
Qahair9145/
Qaharh9123/
Qahr89447/
Qhar89405/
Qaar8928/
Kahar80131,222/
Cahar80465/
Qhare80309/
Qhair807/
Qhaar802/
Qahrh801/
Qahhr801/
Qar751,240/
Khahar73618/
Cahard73608/
Kahaar73338/
Cahart73265/
Kaahar73124/
Kahaur7330/
Kahair7327/
Kaharr7321/
Qahier738/
Cahair731/
Kahahr731/
Quhart731/
Qarh6712,592/
Khar674,883/
Kaar674,706/
Kahr673,220/
Qasr67598/
Qart67514/
Qatr67216/
Quar67159/
Qare6796/
Qard6789/
Qair6779/
Caar6755/
Kahahar6752/
Cahr6726/
Qaaheer679/
Qohr674/
Qayr674/
Qarr673/
Qajr673/
Hkar671/
Kahaire671/
Kahairt671/
Qaur671/
Hcar671/
Kaahaar671/
Quaheer671/
Qcar671/
Kqar671/

Qahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qahar in the Arabic language
قاهرqahr-

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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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  • 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 Qahar
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