Qamar Surname

5,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Qamar Surname User-submission:

Kamar means 'moon' in Arabic.

Qamar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan64,7401:2,759341
Afghanistan16,9251:1,900225
Saudi Arabia6,3601:4,852656
India3,9301:195,18211,777
Ethiopia2,7371:35,6404,079
United Arab Emirates2,1461:4,269531
Egypt2,0751:44,3064,449
Iran1,3621:56,3756,160
Morocco1,0561:32,6485,235
England9021:61,7727,283
United States7541:480,71540,711
Oman6461:5,709818
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Kuwait5011:7,5861,062
Indonesia4621:286,25425,650
Canada4601:80,0998,949
Qatar3591:6,568697
Bahrain3231:4,175737
Kenya3201:144,31211,601
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Spain1451:322,42818,998
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
Greece651:170,45827,584
Australia551:490,83137,357
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Norway251:205,69123,411
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Wales171:182,03112,022
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
France111:6,038,429280,838
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
China51:273,464,31313,838
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Qamar (334,257) may also be a first name.

Qamar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kamar means 'moon' in Arabic.

- kmrjrm

Qamar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qamar (Arabic: قيمار, Georgian: ქამარ, Hindi: कमर, Marathi: कमर, Oriya: କମର) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qamar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qamar is the 5,269th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 67,727 people. Qamar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Qamar live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,118th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 334,257 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 64,740 people, or 1 in 2,759. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 64 percent reside, Sindh, where 19 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent reside. Not including Pakistan Qamar occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 16 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Qamar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Qamar surname are 6.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Qamar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.56% less than the national average, earning 274,931 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.5% more than the national average, earning R 314,868 per year; in United States they earn 26.41% more than the national average, earning $54,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $49,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quamar911,689/
Qammar911,452/
Qamare91144/
Qhamar9116/
Qamarh919/
Qamaar917/
Qaumar916/
Qaimar914/
Qamart913/
Qahmar911/
Qamhar911/
Qaamar911/
Qaymar911/
Qamarr911/
Qajmar911/
Qatmar911/
Qqamar911/
Qammmar835/
Quammar831/
Qaammar831/
Camar80158,078/
Kamar80111,780/
Qomar802,414/
Qamor802/
Qemar802/
Qamarova7710/
Qamayreh771/
Quasmare771/
Kammar7331,205/
Khamar736,809/
Kamgar731,402/
Kaumar731,229/
Camard73875/
Kamare73825/
Kamaar73573/
Camart73482/
Kamhar73455/
Camare73361/
Qamour73259/
Quemar73252/
Kajmar73246/
Kahmar73234/
Kaamar73119/
Caimar7396/
Casmar7342/
Cammar7330/
Kaimar7329/
Qhomar7323/
Camaur7321/
Kamaur7320/
Camhar7320/
Caymar7320/
Camaar7317/
Kaymar7315/
Kamair7314/
Camarr7311/
Kamarh7310/
Camayr7310/
Camair738/
Caumar734/
Kamarr733/
Quémar733/
Qoumar732/
Kaemar732/
Keamar731/
Quamor731/
Kamear731/
Kamayr731/
Caemar731/
Kamarz731/
Gkamar731/
Camarz730/
Ceamar730/
Khammar6712,774/
Khamare67649/
Khamart67101/
Kaimare6745/
Khaimar6737/
Camarre6728/
Kamahar6728/
Kammare6724/
Khamaar6721/
Kaumare6719/
Caimare6719/
Kammart6716/
Khatmar6715/
Kamarth678/
Katmare676/
Casmair675/
Camauër675/
Caumare675/
Kahamar674/
Kamathr674/
Kasmare674/
Kamaire674/
Khamarr673/
Casmear672/
Khamarh672/
Kaumair671/
Kaumasr671/
Khhamar671/
Khajmar671/
Khamair671/
Khamarp671/
Khamaur671/
Khamgar671/
Kamatrh671/
Kammhar671/
Kasmarr671/
Camahar671/
Cammare671/
Kamearh671/
Kaymare671/
Kasmayr671/
Kamaaar671/
Kamaare671/
Kahmare671/
Kkasmar671/
Kkhamar671/
Kaamarz671/
Qahmoor671/
Caymare671/
Caumard671/
Caumart671/
Casmart671/
Qamoure671/
Camartt671/
Kamarre671/
Kasmair671/
Kaimart671/
Kahmard671/
Caismar670/

Qamar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qamar in the Georgian language
ქამარkamar-
Qamar in the Marathi language
कमरkamara90.53
क़मरqamara1.84
कामरkamara1.19
उमरumara0.97
अमीरamira0.22
अमरamara0.16
कमारkamara0.16
असारasara0.11
कामारkamara0.11
मारmara0.11
अिमरaimara0.11
िमरimara0.11
अारaara0.11
कमरोkamaro0.05
क़ामरqamara0.05
क़मारqamara0.05
आमदamada0.05
अतारatara0.05
अजराajara0.05
Qamar in the Hindi language
कमरkamara73.41
क़मरqamara21.75
क़मरqamara3.18
क़मारqamara0.24
कमर्kamar0.14
कमारkamara0.09
कामरkamara0.05
कवरkavara0.05
़क़मरqamara0.05
कमरेkamare0.05
क़़मरqamara0.05
कयरkayara0.05
क्मरkmara0.05
Qamar in the Oriya language
କମରkamara58.33
କମର୍kamar8.33
ମହmaha8.33
କୟାମkayama8.33
କୁମରkumara8.33
କୁଅମରku'amara8.33
Qamar in the Arabic language
قيمارqymar-
قامارqamar-
قمارqmar-
قمرqmr-

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