Weqar Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Weqar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weqar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Weqar (76) may also be a first name.

Weqar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weqar (Hindi: वेकार) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Weqar.

How Common Is The Last Name Weqar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Weqar live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,107,702nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 76 people.

The last name Weqar is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan Weqar is mostly found in: Punjab, where 40 percent live, Sindh, where 40 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent live and Afghanistan, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weqaar911/
Waqar8051,335/
Wiqar8067/
Wekar8041/
Wecar8024/
Veqar805/
Beqar804/
Wekare73191/
Waquar73107/
Waqqar7371/
Waqaar7369/
Weckar7316/
Wetkar7310/
Waqhar739/
Wiquar735/
Weakar734/
Waekar734/
Wiqaar733/
Waqair732/
Waaqar732/
Waqarr731/
Wecare731/
Weikar731/
Waqkar731/
Wekart731/
Wekkar731/
Vequar731/
Weikart67510/
Weccard6715/
Beyhqar679/
Weikarr676/
Waqquar674/
Weshkar673/
Wiquart671/
Wichear671/
Beggqar671/
Weiskar671/
Wesdkar671/
Weickar671/
Wechkar671/
Weskart670/
Weckart670/
Becquar670/

Weqar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Weqar in the Hindi language
वेकारvekara66.67
वक़ारvaqara33.33

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Weqar
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