Zulfiqar Surname
Approximately 120,768 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 110,812 | 1:1,612 | 241 |
| Afghanistan | 3,837 | 1:8,380 | 649 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,590 | 1:19,406 | 2,666 |
| Iran | 1,146 | 1:67,000 | 7,055 |
| England | 518 | 1:107,564 | 11,215 |
| United Arab Emirates | 472 | 1:19,412 | 2,275 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Indonesia | 413 | 1:320,216 | 28,115 |
| India | 309 | 1:2,482,412 | 79,431 |
| United States | 197 | 1:1,839,893 | 120,150 |
| Bahrain | 162 | 1:8,325 | 1,494 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Spain | 112 | 1:417,429 | 22,452 |
| Canada | 98 | 1:375,975 | 33,576 |
| Qatar | 72 | 1:32,750 | 3,419 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
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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Average Zulfiqar Salary in
United States
$51,894 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zulfiqar in the Hindi language | ||
| जुल्फिकार | julphikara | 54.69 |
| जुलफिकार | julaphikara | 10.16 |
| ज़ुल्फिक़ार | zulphiqara | 8.59 |
| जुल्फेकार | julphekara | 5.47 |
| जुल्फकार | julphakara | 4.69 |
| ज़ुल्फि़क़ार | zulphiqara | 3.91 |
| जुल्फीकार | julphikara | 2.34 |
| ज़ुल्फिक़ार | zulphiqara | 1.56 |
| ज़ुल्फि़कार | zulphikara | 0.78 |
| ज़ुल्फिकार | zulphikara | 0.78 |
| जुल्फिक़ार | julphiqara | 0.78 |
| ज़ुल्फ़िक़ार | zulfiqara | 0.78 |
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