Quar Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Quar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
São Tomé and Príncipe381:4,669385
Scotland161:334,61415,044
England101:5,571,806158,774
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Quar (46) may also be a first name.

Quar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quar is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Quar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quar is the 1,380,086th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Quar live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 46 people.

This last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 446,882. In Malaysia Quar is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 94 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent live and Penang, where 3 percent live. Barring Malaysia it occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 24 percent live and Scotland, where 10 percent live.

Quar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Quar has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Quar surname increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it declined 23 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Quar surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quart89304/
Quare89254/
Quard89182/
Quear89166/
Quair8993/
Quhar8914/
Quwar891/
Quarr891/
Quayr890/
Quaur890/
Qar861,240/
Quarre80604/
Quaire80106/
Quardt8069/
Quarth8012/
Quartt801/
Quayre801/
Quahar801/
Quhart801/
Queart800/
Queard800/
Kuar7531,187/
Qarh7512,592/
Cuar751,074/
Guar75843/
Qasr75598/
Qart75514/
Qahr75447/
Qhar75405/
Qatr75216/
Qare7596/
Qard7589/
Qair7579/
Qour7573/
Qaar7528/
Quor7521/
Qayr754/
Qarr753/
Qajr753/
Kqar751/
Qcar751/
Qaur751/
Quaheer731/
Quearre731/
Qahar673,556/
Kuaar673,310/
Cuare67788/
Qayre67673/
Cuart67587/
Qaire67499/
Qhare67309/
Kuare67136/
Qarhe6790/
Guear6743/
Qaisr6734/
Cuhar6734/
Guarr6732/
Quorp6726/
Guajr6710/
Guair679/
Kuarh678/
Qhair677/
Ghuar676/
Cuard674/
Qware673/
Kkuar673/
Qardt673/
Quore673/
Kuarr672/
Kuayr672/
Qhaar672/
Queir672/
Qairr671/
Qaird671/
Qhour671/
Qucor671/
Kuatr671/
Hqart671/
Guaur671/
Qukor671/
Guaar671/
Qwuor671/
Queur671/
Qourt671/
Quoir671/
Quour671/
Qahhr671/
Qahrh671/
Qausr671/
Cuarz671/
Qwahr671/
Qasre671/
Qwart670/
Quort670/
Quord670/

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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
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  • 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 Quar
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