Zulfiqar Surname

4,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Zulfiqar Surname User-submission:

The Zulfiqar surname comes from the name of the sword, one of the Sahaba, of Prophet Muhammad. It was given to Hazrat Ali and it was 2 ends of a sword from a single handle.

Zulfiqar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan110,8121:1,612241
Afghanistan3,8371:8,380649
Saudi Arabia1,5901:19,4062,666
Iran1,1461:67,0007,055
England5181:107,56411,215
United Arab Emirates4721:19,4122,275
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Indonesia4131:320,21628,115
India3091:2,482,41279,431
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Spain1121:417,42922,452
Canada981:375,97533,576
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
France581:1,145,219121,886
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Greece241:461,65859,466
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Oman101:368,7975,193
Norway81:642,78647,258
China51:273,464,31313,838
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Zülfiqar (1) are calculated separately.

Zulfiqar (371,740) may also be a first name.

Zulfiqar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Zulfiqar surname comes from the name of the sword, one of the Sahaba, of Prophet Muhammad. It was given to Hazrat Ali and it was 2 ends of a sword from a single handle.

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Zulfiqar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zulfiqar (Hindi: जुल्फिकार) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Zülfiqar. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulfiqar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,671st most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 60,343 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Zulfiqar reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zulfiqar is also the 2,804th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 371,740 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 110,812 people, or 1 in 1,612. In Pakistan Zulfiqar is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 81 percent live, Sindh, where 8 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 5 percent live. Barring Pakistan this last name is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 3 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Zulfiqar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zulfiqar last name are 14.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.76% registered with the party.

The amount Zulfiqar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.27% more than the national average, earning $51,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $50,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zulfiqar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zulfiqar in the Hindi language
जुल्फिकारjulphikara54.69
जुलफिकारjulaphikara10.16
ज़ुल्फिक़ारzulphiqara8.59
जुल्फेकारjulphekara5.47
जुल्फकारjulphakara4.69
ज़ुल्फि़क़ारzulphiqara3.91
जुल्फीकारjulphikara2.34
ज़ुल्फिक़ारzulphiqara1.56
ज़ुल्फि़कारzulphikara0.78
ज़ुल्फिकारzulphikara0.78
जुल्फिक़ारjulphiqara0.78
ज़ुल्फ़िक़ारzulfiqara0.78

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