In all the world, Azhar (Azhar 
, ازهر 
, Ажар 
, among others...) is a widespread predominantly male, but scarcely female first name. The first name Azhar is habitual in Pakistan, where it is a common masculine name, Oman, where it is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly name, and United Arab Emirates (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Pakistan, India, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Azhar is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Azhar | Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, Indonesia |
| أزهر, ازهر | Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Egypt |
| Ажар | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Russia |
| Азхар | Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
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antasari azhar Indonesian politician, ID (b. 1953) |
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azhar mansor Malaysian sailor, MY (b. 1958) |
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azhar bin azizan @ harun 10th and current Speaker of Dewan Rakyat Malaysia, MY (b. 1962) |
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azhar usman American comedian and actor, US (b. 1975) |
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azhar levi sianturi Indonesian musician, ID |
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azhar al-dulaimi Suspected Iraqi insurgent, IQ |
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azhar ibrahim SG (b. 1971) |
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| azhar hasan Umpire, PK (b. 1939) |
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| azhar ibrahim Malaysian politician, MY (b. 1946) |
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| azhar suhail Pakistani journalist, PK (b. 1949) |
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| azhar djaloeis ID (b. 1944) |
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| azhar romli Indonesian politician, ID (b. 1955) |
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| azhar cachalia South African judge, ZA (b. 1956) |
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| azhar sultan cricketer, PK (b. 1961) |
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| azhar latif Indonesian politician (born 1962 in Padang), ID (b. 1962) |
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