Zulfaqar Surname

384,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Zulfaqar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zulfaqar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan8161:218,9265,182
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
England181:3,095,448105,421
India181:42,614,743461,117
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Zulfaqar (4,513) may also be a first name.

Zulfaqar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zulfaqar (Hindi: जुल्फेकार) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulfaqar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zulfaqar is the 384,027th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,869,920 people. The surname Zulfaqar occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Zulfaqar live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Zulfaqar is also the 102,416th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 4,513 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 816 people, or 1 in 218,926. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 77 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent live and Sindh, where 7 percent live. Outside of Pakistan Zulfaqar exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zulfaqar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zulfaqar in the Hindi language
जुल्फेकारjulphekara20
जुलफकारjulaphakara13.33
जुल्फक्कारjulphakkara13.33
ज़ुल्फक़ारzulphaqara13.33
जुल्फकारjulphakara13.33
जुल्फिकारjulphikara6.67
जुल्फिक़ारjulphiqara6.67
जुफक्कारjuphakkara6.67
जुलफुकारjulaphukara6.67

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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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