Wahar Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Iran

Wahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1271:1,041,33275,890
Iran821:936,37244,282
India311:24,744,045333,161
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wahar (472) may also be a first name.

Wahar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wahar (Arabic: واهر, Hindi: वहार, Marathi: वहर) is found most in Indonesia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 956,400th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Wahar reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wahar is also the 391,811th most common first name in the world It is held by 472 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 1,041,332. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 61 percent are found, Central Java, where 14 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 7 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 30 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Wahar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wahar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahart91169/
Wahair912/
Waahar911/
Wahr89749/
Waar89158/
Whar8916/
Vahar801,209/
Whear80529/
Whare80239/
Waare80191/
Wahur8059/
Wathr806/
Wahre805/
Hwaar801/
Wharp801/
Waarh801/
Weahr801/
Waarø801/
Wahrd800/
Wahrt800/
Wuhar800/
War7549,269/
Wheare73225/
Waardt7321/
Vahaur737/
Waarøe737/
Waaire733/
Waihre731/
Bahayr731/
Bahahr731/
Uahare731/
Ware6793,824/
Warr6710,676/
Wear678,990/
Baar677,157/
Huar671,483/
Wair67693/
Vwar67163/
Warz67158/
Wohr67156/
Hwar67123/
Wuar6781/
Vaar6773/
Waur6744/
Vahr6738/
Hvar6728/
Warh6727/
Vhar6719/
Warø6715/
Wáhr6712/
Hbar676/
Whor674/
Uaar674/
Wwar673/
Vhahare672/
Warhowa671/
Wgar671/
Vaahare671/
Vwaihre671/

Wahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wahar in the Marathi language
वहरvahara75
वाहरvahara25
Wahar in the Hindi language
वहारvahara50
वहाबvahaba50
Wahar in the Arabic language
واهرwahr-

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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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  • 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 Wahar
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