Globally, Chanar (Chanar 
, Шанар 
) is quite a common unisex forename. The first name Chanar is characteristic of India, where it is a rare epicene name, Pakistan, where it is a rare mostly male, but seldom female name, and Kazakhstan, where it is a rare predominantly feminine, but very seldom boy's name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Chanar is the last name as well as the forename.