Qari Surname

27,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Qari Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Arabic word kari (قاري), which in Arabic means 'cultured'.

Qari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan9,7491:3,298353
Saudi Arabia4,1741:7,3921,035
Iran4,1401:18,5472,376
Pakistan6271:284,9186,101
Yemen4751:55,6324,290
Albania611:47,7716,359
United States371:9,796,187405,931
India321:23,970,793327,222
Greece251:443,19258,048
England221:2,532,63991,802
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Qari (30,860) may also be a first name.

Qari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Arabic word kari (قاري), which in Arabic means 'cultured'.

- Yassine Kari

Qari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qari (Arabic: قاري, Hindi: कारी) is found most in Afghanistan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Qari.

How Common Is The Last Name Qari? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 27,604th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 374,238 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qari live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Qari is also the 27,326th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 30,860 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 9,749 people, or 1 in 3,298. In Afghanistan Qari is most frequent in: Balkh, where 12 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 11 percent are found and Kabul, where 11 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan this surname is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent are found and Iran, where 21 percent are found.

Qari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Qari last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Qari earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.08% less than the national average, earning R 189,924 per year and in United States they earn 48.18% more than the national average, earning $63,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qarai893,488/
Qarri891,800/
Qahri89598/
Qasri89298/
Qarei89285/
Qairi89194/
Quari89135/
Qaryi8970/
Qaeri8954/
Qaari8948/
Qarii8927/
Qarid8925/
Qarih8917/
Qatri8911/
Qarhi897/
Qarip894/
Qaroi894/
Qariz893/
Qaris893/
Qarie893/
Qariy891/
Qauri891/
Qaisri80439/
Qaraia80388/
Qarait80225/
Qahari8036/
Quqari8032/
Qareit8018/
Quatri8017/
Qarish8014/
Quarie8013/
Qarioh8010/
Qhairi807/
Qarais806/
Qaatri806/
Quarri805/
Quarid805/
Quairi805/
Quaari805/
Qhaeri803/
Qarrai803/
Quasri802/
Quaris801/
Qukari801/
Qauris801/
Qaahri801/
Quaeri801/
Qareis801/
Qarhei801/
Qarich801/
Qaarie801/
Kari7550,689/
Cari7517,482/
Qori75764/
Qary75456/
Qare7596/
Qeri754/
Qarj751/
Qaraish732,550/
Quarrie731,011/
Quattri73228/
Quarish7318/
Quarrit7313/
Quearis7310/
Qaharie734/
Quatriz733/
Qaheeri731/
Quaridt731/
Quarieh731/
Quatris731/
Qaraich731/
Quareis731/
Hqarith731/
Karri67122,670/
Kairi6716,728/
Cario679,684/
Kariy679,327/
Kaari679,112/
Kargi676,607/
Caris676,130/
Kauri676,108/
Khari675,782/
Cauri675,662/
Karyi675,649/
Karai674,293/
Ccari673,007/
Qorri672,840/
Karie672,495/
Kgari672,014/
Catri671,884/
Karei671,720/
Kario671,682/
Carri671,505/
Karui671,255/
Qaryh671,111/
Carai67912/
Cariy67841/
Cariz67815/
Qayre67673/
Kahri67641/
Karzi67555/
Qaire67499/
Queri67417/
Qatry67408/
Carit67384/
Karhi67342/
Qhare67309/
Keari67268/
Karii67260/
Quare67254/
Kaeri67247/
Quary67236/
Kayri67227/
Qareh67180/
Casri67165/
Carip67161/
Qoiri67154/
Karoi67120/
Carie67113/
Qouri67108/
Gkari67102/
Carid6799/
Karih6795/
Qares6790/
Qarhe6790/
Kajri6786/
Carii6778/
Karij6776/
Carei6763/
Caryi6753/
Caroi6753/
Qaraj6740/
Qerri6734/
Kkari6730/
Cahri6729/
Qaree6723/
Qohri6722/
Carui6722/
Caari6718/
Kaári6718/
Cayri6717/
Cargi6716/
Qarey6716/
Qairrais6715/
Carih6715/
Qarea6714/
Qaret6714/
Gqori6711/
Cairi6710/
Quaré6710/
Gqara6710/
Qorie679/
Carij679/
Quaraish676/
Qoori676/
Qaray674/
Cgari673/
Qahra673/
Qorih672/
Qarha672/
Qeeri672/
Qoroi671/
Carzi671/
Quearois671/
Kcari671/
Quará671/
Qarry671/
Qeuri671/
Caeri671/
Qhara671/
Qarza671/
Gcari671/
Qasre671/
Qhori671/
Carhi671/

Qari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qari in the Hindi language
कारीkari78.79
क़ारीqari18.18
क़ारीqari3.03
Qari in the Arabic language
قاريqary-
قارىqary-

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