Zikar Surname
Approximately 1,054 people bear this surname
Zikar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 482 | 1:66,708 | 2,074 |
| Pakistan | 481 | 1:371,401 | 7,211 |
| Iran | 43 | 1:1,785,640 | 66,464 |
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Zikar (1,815) may also be a first name.
Zikar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zikar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zikar (Hindi: ज़िकर, Marathi: िझकार, Oriya: ଜିକର) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zikar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 346,917th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,914,180 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Zikar reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zikar is also the 179,205th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,815 people.
This surname is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 482 people, or 1 in 66,708. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Faryab, where 43 percent reside, Takhar, where 19 percent reside and Balkh, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan Zikar occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 46 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zikar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zikar in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़िकर | zikara | - |
| Zikar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଜିକର | jikara | - |
| Zikar in the Marathi language | ||
| िझकार | ijhakara | 36.67 |
| झीकर | jhikara | 36.67 |
| िझकर | ijhakara | 13.33 |
| िजकर | ijakara | 6.67 |
| जिकर | jikara | 3.33 |
| िजकरा | ijakara | 3.33 |
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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
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- 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 Zikar
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