Family name Azhar (Azhar 
, ازهر 
, Ажар 
, among others...) , in all the world, is a widespread cognomen. The last name Azhar is characteristic of Marshall Islands, where it is a common surname, Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, and Brunei (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Pakistan, Indonesia, and Malaysia. More prevalently, Azhar is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Azhar | Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia |
| أزهر, ازهر | Egypt, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| Ажар | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| Азхар | Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine |
| mazhar ali azhar British Indian and Pakistani politician, PK (b. 1895) |
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haris azhar Indonesian human rights activist (b. 1975) |
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| abdallah azhar Moroccan association football player (1939-2015), MA (b. 1939) |
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| zairullah azhar Indonesian politician, ID (b. 1954) |
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| taufiq rahman azhar Indonesian politician (born 1955 in Bandung), ID (b. 1955) |
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| asmulyati azhar Indonesian politician (born 1959 in Tanjung Pandan), ID (b. 1959) |
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| darwin azhar Indonesian politician (born 1960 in Palembang), ID (b. 1960) |
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| azwardy azhar Indonesian politician (born 1961 in Tanjung Pandan), ID (b. 1961) |
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| sabih azhar Cricketer & Coach, PK (b. 1962) |
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| arieb azhar Pakistani musician, PK (b. 1972) |
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| azeem azhar British journalist (b. 1972) |
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| syaiful azhar ID (b. 1965) |
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| sameena azhar researcher |
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| abdul muhaimin noor azhar researcher |
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| rizaldi azhar Indonesian political candidate, ID |
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