Qara Surname

46,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Qara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria3,1341:6,159651
Iran2,7001:28,4383,454
Afghanistan2,1581:14,900871
Yemen1,1221:23,5522,388
Morocco6821:50,5518,318
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Lebanon3531:15,9692,131
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Palestine1351:33,6954,258
Pakistan1101:1,624,03517,073
Jordan691:128,1517,880
Tunisia641:9,5411,592
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Georgia141:267,53913,476
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Azerbaijan71:1,378,44618,562
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Qara (4,327) may also be a first name.

Qara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qara (Arabic: قرع, Georgian: ქარა) is found most frequently in Syria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Qara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qara is the 46,048th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 647,207 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Qara live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 105,101st most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 4,327 people.

Qara is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is carried by 3,134 people, or 1 in 6,159. In Syria Qara is primarily found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 96 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 4 percent are found and Damascus Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Barring Syria this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 24 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 19 percent are found.

Qara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Qara surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (62%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qarai893,488/
Qarah892,130/
Qaraa89913/
Qarad89591/
Qatra89292/
Qarat89144/
Qarau89143/
Qaras8996/
Quara8993/
Qaira8949/
Qaraj8940/
Qaraz8930/
Qasra8928/
Qarra8925/
Qarea8914/
Gqara8910/
Qaray894/
Qayra894/
Qahra893/
Qarha892/
Qhara891/
Qarza891/
Qarash802,165/
Qaisra80320/
Qaraha80292/
Qarait80225/
Qarhad80196/
Quatra80129/
Qarraj80128/
Qaraat8086/
Quarra8063/
Quaray8026/
Qhahra8023/
Qargay8016/
Qatrat8010/
Qarraa809/
Qarais806/
Qcarza804/
Qarayh803/
Qarrai803/
Qaraah802/
Quaraí802/
Qarzah802/
Qayrah802/
Qairat801/
Quarat801/
Quarza801/
Quasra801/
Qaradh801/
Qareas801/
Qarhas801/
Qarhaz801/
Qaurah801/
Qaraad801/
Qarrah801/
Qattra801/
Quaras801/
Qasrat801/
Qarhat801/
Quaara801/
Quaraa801/
Kara75445,482/
Cara7523,901/
Qora751,022/
Qera75137/
Qaro7538/
Qaraish732,550/
Qarachh73405/
Qaaraah7315/
Quarash734/
Qarhash733/
Qaharay733/
Quarraa732/
Quatrat732/
Quarrad731/
Quattra731/
Quqaira731/
Qaisrea731/
Qarrash731/
Qaahray731/
Qaraaah731/
Qarahat731/
Qaraich731/
Khara6762,079/
Kaira6730,493/
Karra6723,076/
Karaj6717,327/
Kaura6715,023/
Karaś6710,484/
Carra679,992/
Caras675,692/
Karga674,987/
Caira674,586/
Karay674,302/
Karai674,293/
Karau673,523/
Kayra672,933/
Ceara671,498/
Kkara671,432/
Caray671,412/
Kaara671,267/
Catra671,063/
Karaç67974/
Caura67954/
Carai67912/
Carza67905/
Carat67825/
Cayra67720/
Quera67699/
Karah67686/
Karaa67644/
Karea67555/
Karač67426/
Kahra67362/
Keara67300/
Carau67300/
Qoraj67288/
Qarei67285/
Gkara67259/
Karoa67258/
Qoura67253/
Karza67248/
Kaera67209/
Qarro67205/
Qeyra67197/
Caraj67158/
Qeraj67154/
Carea67137/
Quaireau67126/
Qaroh67126/
Kajra67124/
Quora67123/
Karha67118/
Karľa67118/
Caroa67113/
Carah67110/
Carap6775/
Qorat6775/
Carad6773/
Caraz6765/
Carga6764/
Caraş6757/
Caera6755/
Karaš6748/
Qarou6739/
Caraa6735/
Cgara6728/
Casra6722/
Quaro6718/
Quayraud6716/
Qarey6716/
Qairrais6715/
Qhora6715/
Cahra6714/
Qarachhh6714/
Kgara6713/
Qorah679/
Karaß678/
Qarajova677/
Quaraish676/
Caara675/
Qoraa675/
Karaã675/
Qasro675/
Qorra674/
Karaź674/
Qaroi674/
Ccara674/
Caraș673/
Qoras673/
Quarà673/
Carha672/
Karaï672/
Kaïra672/
Qairo672/
Qaroo672/
Qaahraah672/
Qarağova671/
Qatro671/
Quarrath671/
Cajra671/
Caraí671/
Karaí671/
Kcara671/
Quéra671/
Qoraz671/
Quará671/
Qarhachh671/
Qarod671/
Qarot671/
Qerah671/
Qharo671/
Qayro671/
Ckara671/
Carìa671/
Gqora671/
Gcara671/
Qcora671/
Qaraasth671/
Cqaro671/

Qara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qara in the Georgian language
ქარაkara-
Qara in the Arabic language
قرعqr-
قعريqry-

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Footnotes

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