Zartar Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zartar Surname User-submission:

The surname Zartar means 'weavers'. It comes from the words zar, meaning 'weaving', and tar, meaning 'threads'.

Zartar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan431:747,7488,015
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Zartar (188) may also be a first name.

Zartar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Zartar means 'weavers'. It comes from the words zar, meaning 'weaving', and tar, meaning 'threads'.

- ayaanx

Zartar Last Name Facts

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

Zartar (Arabic: ظارتار, Georgian: ზარტარ, Marathi: झरतार) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zartar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,776,799th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Zartar are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Zartar is also the 663,277th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 188 people.

It is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 747,748. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Khost, where 51 percent live, Paktika, where 21 percent live and Paktia, where 14 percent live. Besides Afghanistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zarthar9223/
Cartar83210/
Sartar8344/
Jartar8313/
Zartor8311/
Carttar7758/
Jartare7736/
Hjartar7734/
Shartar7722/
Sarthar7711/
Sartare779/
Cartaar779/
Carthar776/
Sarttar774/
Chartar772/
Cartair772/
Sartarr771/
Ciartar771/
Chartare7132/
Zaertoor711/
Shartaar711/
Charthar711/
Chatrtar711/
Sarthard710/
Sartor6719,481/
Cartor67233/
Jortar6737/
Sortar6715/
Sartarova676/
Zertor675/
Chartaire671/
Cortar671/
Charttard670/

Zartar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zartar in the Marathi language
झरतारjharatara-
Zartar in the Georgian language
ზარტარzartar66.67
ზართარzartar33.33
Zartar in the Arabic language
ظارتارzartar-
زارطارzartar-

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