Sahar Forename
1,002nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 917,377 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Sudan
Sahar Forename User-submission:
Sahar or Seher (Arabic: سحر, Hebrew: סהר) is a feminine given name of Arabic, Turkish and Persian origin, most commonly used in Afghanistan and Iran. It comes from an ancient Semitic word, which means 'moon crescent'. In Arabic, the name means 'just before dawn', recalling a poetic word for the crescent moon.
Read More About This ForenameSahar Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 100% | 227,306 | 1:345 | 71 |
| Egypt | 100% | 202,200 | 1:455 | 84 |
| Sudan | 100% | 112,245 | 1:337 | 52 |
| Iraq | 97% | 92,400 | 1:379 | 73 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 83,810 | 1:368 | 30 |
| Yemen | - | 39,817 | 1:660 | 113 |
| India | 54% | 26,436 | 1:45,955 | 6,254 |
| Jordan | 100% | 23,671 | 1:373 | 76 |
| Afghanistan | 77% | 16,857 | 1:1,935 | 347 |
| Pakistan | 89% | 13,580 | 1:14,312 | 1,353 |
| Palestine | 100% | 12,280 | 1:371 | 85 |
| Syria | - | 11,958 | 1:1,614 | 293 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 10,211 | 1:551 | 102 |
| Indonesia | 88% | 8,256 | 1:31,246 | 4,189 |
| Morocco | 100% | 8,080 | 1:4,251 | 481 |
| Israel | 75% | 5,042 | 1:1,667 | 369 |
| United States | 100% | 3,356 | 1:108,027 | 4,668 |
| Libya | - | 2,203 | 1:2,824 | 494 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1,993 | 1:4,838 | 839 |
| Bangladesh | 82% | 1,741 | 1:91,592 | 6,439 |
| Kuwait | - | 1,491 | 1:2,539 | 358 |
| Turkey | 99% | 1,253 | 1:62,092 | 2,526 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,108 | 1:29,904 | 2,382 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 1,046 | 1:29,111 | 2,703 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1,020 | 1:7,012 | 805 |
| Nepal | 56% | 935 | 1:30,468 | 2,611 |
| Somalia | - | 917 | 1:14,750 | 1,232 |
| Bahrain | - | 873 | 1:1,545 | 253 |
| Sweden | 99% | 807 | 1:12,215 | 1,006 |
| England | 73% | 804 | 1:69,158 | 2,926 |
| Oman | 100% | 756 | 1:5,435 | 743 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 448 | 1:37,728 | 2,862 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 378 | 1:1,791 | 353 |
| Germany | 100% | 198 | 1:488,272 | 5,217 |
| Thailand | 74% | 194 | 1:361,164 | 19,060 |
| Australia | - | 173 | 1:78,946 | 3,158 |
| Denmark | - | 170 | 1:33,232 | 1,517 |
| France | 100% | 170 | 1:391,002 | 4,724 |
| Spain | 100% | 152 | 1:306,118 | 5,020 |
| Philippines | 63% | 133 | 1:797,064 | 23,227 |
| Qatar | 100% | 74 | 1:32,022 | 4,280 |
| Brazil | 100% | 70 | 1:3,060,516 | 56,278 |
| Norway | 100% | 67 | 1:76,602 | 2,741 |
| Nigeria | 83% | 66 | 1:2,690,369 | 48,718 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 42 | 1:195,559 | 4,605 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 41 | 1:736,632 | 17,458 |
| Italy | 97% | 40 | 1:1,526,552 | 11,670 |
| Austria | 100% | 35 | 1:243,263 | 3,286 |
| Uganda | 95% | 30 | 1:1,365,231 | 20,932 |
| Scotland | 84% | 26 | 1:205,783 | 3,617 |
| New Zealand | - | 25 | 1:181,442 | 6,350 |
| Bhutan | 93% | 24 | 1:34,372 | 1,256 |
| Belgium | 100% | 22 | 1:522,275 | 8,300 |
| Cambodia | 94% | 21 | 1:774,920 | 13,633 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Ireland | 100% | 20 | 1:232,176 | 4,019 |
| Finland | 86% | 16 | 1:342,699 | 4,640 |
| Russia | 50% | 16 | 1:9,014,606 | 35,676 |
| Singapore | 100% | 14 | 1:449,075 | 10,858 |
| South Africa | 100% | 13 | 1:4,194,819 | 94,932 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Wales | 64% | 11 | 1:281,301 | 4,460 |
| Czechia | 75% | 9 | 1:1,184,018 | 3,740 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 9 | 1:10,840,015 | 14,737 |
| Kazakhstan | 50% | 9 | 1:1,971,872 | 15,474 |
| Samoa | - | 9 | 1:21,688 | 450 |
| Algeria | 100% | 7 | 1:5,453,817 | 10,071 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 7 | 1:998,627 | 10,919 |
| Kenya | 100% | 7 | 1:6,615,301 | 31,578 |
| Niger | 100% | 7 | 1:2,740,571 | 30,052 |
| Senegal | 67% | 7 | 1:2,083,051 | 13,702 |
| Armenia | 100% | 6 | 1:486,459 | 5,701 |
| Chile | 100% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Maldives | 100% | 6 | 1:72,317 | 2,029 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Kosovo | - | 5 | 1:372,288 | 10,773 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 5 | 1:9,099,982 | 12,980 |
| Burundi | 100% | 4 | 1:2,476,640 | 1,357 |
| Cyprus | - | 4 | 1:217,769 | 3,299 |
| Djibouti | - | 4 | 1:228,916 | 1,301 |
| Nicaragua | - | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Poland | 75% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 3 | 1:1,174,819 | 6,090 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Georgia | 75% | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Hungary | 100% | 3 | 1:3,263,924 | 4,413 |
| Luxembourg | - | 3 | 1:188,016 | 3,003 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Romania | - | 3 | 1:6,683,992 | 44,661 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Brunei | 100% | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Chad | - | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Somaliland | - | 1 | 1:3,501,776 | 1,551 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Şahar (9) are calculated separately.
Sahar (44,443) may also be a surname.
Sahar Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Sahar or Seher (Arabic: سحر, Hebrew: סהר) is a feminine given name of Arabic, Turkish and Persian origin, most commonly used in Afghanistan and Iran. It comes from an ancient Semitic word, which means 'moon crescent'. In Arabic, the name means 'just before dawn', recalling a poetic word for the crescent moon.
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Sahar Demographics
Average Sahar Salary in
United States
$50,416 USD
Per year
Rank:
124,348 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000777325
Rank: 5,199 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
115.82%
Sample size: 1,271 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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