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    The surname Qamar

    An Arabic surname, carried by 665 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Q560

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Qamar is more common than 79% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic قَمَر (qamar, “moon”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 665 people named Qamar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 464,279 Americans. That is up 92% since 2000, when the Census counted 347.

    #34,149
    rank among US surnames
    665
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +91.6%
    change since 2000 (was #55,376)

    Who is named Qamar

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Qamar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 86%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.6%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Qamar come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic قَمَر (qamar, “moon”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.
    How common is the surname Qamar?
    665 people in the United States had the surname Qamar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 464,279 Americans. It ranked 34,149th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Qamar?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Qamar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Qamar getting more or less common?
    More common. 347 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 665 in 2010, up 92%.