Qakir Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Qakir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qakir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Qakir (331) may also be a first name.

Qakir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qakir (Hindi: कादिर) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qakir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Qakir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qakir live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 481,336th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 331 people.

It is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 4,593,312. In Afghanistan Qakir is most common in: Baghlan, where 14 percent reside, Daykundi, where 14 percent reside and Kabul, where 14 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cakir804,607/
Qacir80170/
Kakir8076/
Qaqir805/
Quaker73259/
Cakier7372/
Kakire7345/
Khakir7319/
Cakkir7312/
Kakair7311/
Cakire7310/
Kakhir736/
Cazkir732/
Kaakir732/
Kaikir732/
Kakird732/
Cahkir731/
Qaicer731/
Qachir731/
Qacker730/
Kaşkir730/
Kakaire678,068/
Kakeire6735/
Khakhir6729/
Kakoire6718/
Kaikire678/
Quacker671/
Cackier671/
Khaikir671/
Katkair671/
Queaker671/
Kaakire671/
Cakuire671/
Kakhair671/
Kauskir670/

Qakir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qakir in the Hindi language
कादिरkadira-

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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 Qakir
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