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 last name Qahar (Arabic: قاهر) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qahar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 127,559th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,049,366 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qahar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Qahar is also the 375,029th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 509 people.
The last name Qahar is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 2,897 people, or 1 in 61,665. In Pakistan Qahar is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 60 percent live, Balochistan, where 25 percent live and Sindh, where 9 percent live. Not including Pakistan this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 12 percent live and Iran, where 2 percent live.
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
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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 Qahar
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