Azhar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَزْهَر (ʔazhar, “shining, radiant”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.

Proper noun

Azhar (plural Azhars)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Azhar is the 34149^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 665 individuals. Azhar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (98.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Azhar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 75.

Anagrams

• Zahra