Family name Avar (Avar 
, Avari 
, Avare ) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Avar is habitual in Hungary, where it is quite a rare surname, India, and Turkey. Very seldom, Avar is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Avar | Iraq, Turkey, India, Nigeria, Hungary |
| Avari | Turkey, India, United States, Argentina, Iran |
| Avare | Turkey, India, Nigeria, United States, Iran |
| Авар | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
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avar istván Hungarian footballer (1905–1977), HU (b. 1905) |
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avar istván Hungarian actor (1931-2014), HU (b. 1931) |
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| sıdıka avar Turkish teacher, TR (b. 1901) |
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| avar jános Hungarian journalist, HU (b. 1938) |
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| feridun avar (b. 1962) |
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| avar lehel dénes entomologist |
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| merve avar researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-4665-5558) |
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| anton avar (b. 1988) |
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