Iftikhar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اِفْتِخار (iftiḵār, “haughtiness, loftiness”), a popular surname in Pakistan.

Proper noun

Iftikhar (plural Iftikhars)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Iftikhar is the 41100^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 530 individuals. Iftikhar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.83%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Iftikhar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 225.