Family name Hjar (هجار 
, حجار 
, Hjar 
) , across the world, is quite a common cognomen. The surname Hjar is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Syria, where it is quite a common surname, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Jordan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Syria, Sudan, and Iran. Much less frequently, Hjar is the forename as well as the last name.