Qahar Surname
Approximately 3,556 people bear this surname
Qahar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2,897 | 1:61,665 | 2,332 |
| Afghanistan | 436 | 1:73,746 | 2,185 |
| Iran | 78 | 1:984,391 | 45,758 |
| Indonesia | 62 | 1:2,133,052 | 131,589 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
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) occurs most in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Qahar.
How Common Is The Last Name Qahar? popularity and diffusion
Qahar is the 127,559th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,049,366 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qahar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 375,029th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 509 people.
The surname Qahar is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 2,897 people, or 1 in 61,665. In Pakistan Qahar is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 60 percent are found, Balochistan, where 25 percent are found and Sindh, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 12 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qahaar | 91 | 320 | / |
| Qahare | 91 | 63 | / |
| Qahair | 91 | 45 | / |
| Qaharh | 91 | 23 | / |
| Qahr | 89 | 447 | / |
| Qhar | 89 | 405 | / |
| Qaar | 89 | 28 | / |
| Kahar | 80 | 131,222 | / |
| Cahar | 80 | 465 | / |
| Qhare | 80 | 309 | / |
| Qhair | 80 | 7 | / |
| Qhaar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qahrh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qahhr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qar | 75 | 1,240 | / |
| Khahar | 73 | 618 | / |
| Cahard | 73 | 608 | / |
| Kahaar | 73 | 338 | / |
| Cahart | 73 | 265 | / |
| Kaahar | 73 | 124 | / |
| Kahaur | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kahair | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kaharr | 73 | 21 | / |
| Qahier | 73 | 8 | / |
| Cahair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahahr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quhart | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qarh | 67 | 12,592 | / |
| Khar | 67 | 4,883 | / |
| Kaar | 67 | 4,706 | / |
| Kahr | 67 | 3,220 | / |
| Qasr | 67 | 598 | / |
| Qart | 67 | 514 | / |
| Qatr | 67 | 216 | / |
| Quar | 67 | 159 | / |
| Qare | 67 | 96 | / |
| Qard | 67 | 89 | / |
| Qair | 67 | 79 | / |
| Caar | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kahahar | 67 | 52 | / |
| Cahr | 67 | 26 | / |
| Qaaheer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qohr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qayr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qarr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qajr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahairt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hcar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaahaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quaheer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qcar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqar | 67 | 1 | / |
Qahar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qahar in the Arabic language | ||
| قاهر | qahr | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Qahar
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