Gauhar
given name · Latin script
Meaning: cow like. white; one who has taken the colour of the cow; the pearl
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ɡaʊhɑɹ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Gauhar is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Pakistan than in any other country.
- KZKazakhstan≈1 in 26K(inferred from the name graph)
- PKPakistan≈1 in 132K
- SASaudi Arabia≈1 in 215K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Pakistan (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 48 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 26K (inferred from the name graph)
≈1,800 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Kazakhstan, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
cow like. white; one who has taken the colour of the cow; the pearl.
Sources 1
- The Penguin book of Hindu names for boys
Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Gauhar counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK Pakistan | ≈1,800 est. | ≈1 in 132K | listed | Gauhar | 32 |
| KZ Kazakhstan | ≈730 est. | ≈1 in 26K | — | Gauhar | 10 |
| SA Saudi Arabia | ≈160 est. | ≈1 in 215K | listed | — | — |
| US United States | ≈51 est. | ≈1 in 6.5M | — | Gauhar | 32 |
| RU Russia | ≈48 est. | ≈1 in 2.9M | — | Gauhar | 4 |
| ES Spain | ≈40 est. | ≈1 in 1.2M | — | Gauhar | 4 |
| KG Kyrgyzstan | ≈14 est. | ≈1 in 415K | — | Gauhar | 2 |
| PL Poland | 12 | 1 in 3.2M | 12 | — | — |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: the pk-muslim-names-cc0 register; dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20); dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names); the muslim-baby-names-2000 register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Gauhar is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Lh essence; inherent quality,
as a nameMuslim baby names (our 2,000 meaningful and beautiful names for boys and girls) English-Urdu with Roman
In Arabic, gem, jewel, noble
as a nameA Dictionary of Muslim Names
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Gawhar Khatunb. 1001IRnot in their usual nameSeljuq princess
- Gauhar Rehmanb. 1936PKPakistani Islamic scholar, Mufassir, Muhaddith and politician
- Gauhar Razab. 1956INIndian scientist, social activist and filmmaker
- Gaukhar Battalovab. 1965RUnot in their usual nameBashkir journalist and screenwriter
- Gauahar Khanb. 1981INnot in their usual nameIndian actress
- Gaukhar Nauryzovab. 2000KZnot in their usual nameKazakhstani ice dancer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 9 sources across 6 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 12 | #6,064 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20) | 2026 | 12 | #6,065 |
| SA Saudi Arabia | Muslim Baby Names (Nishāt, 2000) | — | — | — |
| PK Pakistan | Muslim given names (CC0) | — | — | — |
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Gauhar mean, and where does it come from?
- cow like. white; one who has taken the colour of the cow; the pearl. Recorded by The Penguin book of Hindu names for boys.
- How do you pronounce Gauhar?
- A machine transcription gives /ɡaʊhɑɹ/ (IPA) for Hindi.
- Is Gauhar a male or female name?
- Gauhar is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
- What are other forms of the name Gauhar?
- In the etymology graph, Cevahir, Jawahir and Gawahir are forms of the same name in other languages.
- In which country does Gauhar have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 1.8 thousand people named Gauhar in Pakistan, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled gauhar.
- How common is the name Gauhar?
- In Poland, the national register counted 12 people named Gauhar in 2026, about 1 in 3.2 million residents.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Gauhar”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.