In all the world, أنور (Anwar 
, Enver 
, Anouar 
) is a widespread primarily male, but very seldom female first name. The first name أنور is characteristic of Morocco, where it is a common principally boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Oman, and Saudi Arabia (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Pakistan, India, and Morocco. Likewise, أنور is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Anwar | Indonesia, Morocco, Egypt, India, Pakistan |
| Enver | Turkey, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Pakistan |
| Anouar | Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, India |
| أنور | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq |
أنور 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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أنور وجدي Egyptian actor (1904–1955), EG (b. 1904) |
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أنور شاؤول Iraqi Jewish writer and poet, IQ (b. 1904) |
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أنور نسيبة Jordanian politician (1913-1986), IL (b. 1913) |
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أنور العطار Syrian poet, SY (b. 1913) |
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محمد أنور السادات 3rd president of Egypt (1970–81), EG (b. 1918) |
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أنور عبد الله Egyptian screenwriter, EG (b. 1919) |
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أنور محمد الخليل Member of the Parliament of Lebanon, NG (b. 1938) |
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أنور الصباح LB (b. 1933) |
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أنور الفطايري Lebanese politician, LB (b. 1946) |
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أنور جسام Iraqi footballer, IQ (b. 1947) |
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أنور ابراهم Tunisian oud player and composer, TN (b. 1957) |
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أنور قرقاش Emirati politician and Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, AE (b. 1959) |
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أنور الفيتوري Libyan politician, LY (b. 1964) |
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| أنور توفيق Egyptian fencer, EG (b. 1914) |
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| أنور البابا Syrian actor, SY (b. 1915) |
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