Globally, انور (Anwar 
, انور 
, Anvar 
, among others...) is a prevalent predominantly boy's, but very infrequently girly first name. The given name انور is habitual in Saudi Arabia, where it is a common primarily masculine, but very seldom female name, Morocco, and Oman (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Pakistan, India, and Morocco. Likewise, انور is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Anwer, Anwar | Pakistan, Egypt, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia |
| انور | Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, Egypt, Iran |
| Enver, Anvar | Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, India, Indonesia |
| Anouar | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, India, Algeria |
انور is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Anwar Kharral , the character in Skins and Anwar Bakshi , character in Sex Education.
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انور خامه‌ای Iranian economist, journalist and translator, IR (b. 1917) |
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انور جلالپوری Udru poet and scholar (1947-2018), IN (b. 1947) |
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| انور مصباح Egyptian weightlifter (1913-1998), EG (b. 1913) |
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| انور الجندى Egyptian journalist, EG (b. 1917) |
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| انور حسین cricketer (1920-2002), PK (b. 1920) |
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| انور المعداوى Egyptian journalist, EG (b. 1920) |
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| انور کمال پاشا Pakistani film director (1925-1987), PK (b. 1925) |
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| انور اسماعيل Egyptian actor, EG (b. 1929) |
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| انور عزیز چودھری Pakistani politician and swimmer, PK (b. 1931) |
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| انور شمیم Pakistani Air Force air marshal, PK (b. 1931) |
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| انور سجاد Pakistani playwright and fiction writer (1935-2019), PK (b. 1935) |
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| انور سولنگی Pakistani actor, PK (b. 1944) |
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| انور پیرزادہ Pakistani writer, PK (b. 1945) |
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| انور سیف اللہ خان Pakistani politician, PK (b. 1946) |
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| انور جمال Urdu languague poet, critic, PK (b. 1948) |
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