Zulfqar Surname

301,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Zulfqar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zulfqar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,1661:153,2114,142
England591:944,37447,923
India221:34,866,608408,224
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Zulfqar (6,678) may also be a first name.

Zulfqar Last Name Facts

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

Zulfqar (Hindi: जुल्फकार) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulfqar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 301,281st most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,779,180 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Zulfqar reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zulfqar is also the 79,997th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 6,678 people.

This surname is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,166 people, or 1 in 153,211. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 86 percent are found, Sindh, where 7 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Zulfqar Last Name Statistics demography

Zulfqar earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning $31,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zulfqar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zulfqar in the Hindi language
जुल्फकारjulphakara64.29
जुलिफकारjuliphakara7.14
जुल्फेकारjulphekara7.14
ज़ुल्फ़क़ारzulfaqara7.14
जुल्फूकारjulphukara7.14
जुल्फुकारjulphukara7.14

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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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  • 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 Zulfqar
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