Abu Shaar Surname
Approximately 1,698 people bear this surname
Abu Shaar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 1,681 | 1:2,706 | 575 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Abu Shaar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Shaar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Shaar occurs more in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Shaar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 236,630th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,291,841 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Shaar reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Levant.
This surname is most frequently used in Palestine, where it is borne by 1,681 people, or 1 in 2,706. In Palestine it is primarily concentrated in: Rafah Governorate, where 70 percent reside, Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 12 percent reside and Khan Yunis Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Palestine this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 1 percent reside and Egypt, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou Shaar | 95 | 4 | / |
| Abu Shahar | 95 | 3 | / |
| Abu Saar | 94 | 1,033 | / |
| Abu Shar | 94 | 4 | / |
| Abu Shear | 89 | 336 | / |
| Abu Sahar | 89 | 307 | / |
| Abu Shair | 89 | 275 | / |
| Abu-Shaar | 89 | 245 | / |
| Abu Shahr | 89 | 24 | / |
| Abu Sharh | 89 | 12 | / |
| Abu Sharr | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Shaar | 84 | 12 | / |
| Abou Chaar | 84 | 9 | / |
| Abu Sarh | 82 | 4 | / |
| Abu Zaar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Sahr | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shaireh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Abu Shaheer | 80 | 7 | / |
| Abu-Sharr | 78 | 9 | / |
| Abu Zar | 75 | 3,072 | / |
| Abou-Chaar | 74 | 7 | / |
| Abou Chair | 74 | 3 | / |
| Abu Sorr | 71 | 122 | / |
| Abou Zar | 71 | 8 | / |
| Abu Zair | 71 | 4 | / |
| Abu Zarr | 71 | 3 | / |
| Abou Zahr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Abu Zor | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Zar | 63 | 1 | / |
| Abu Zour | 59 | 846 | / |
| Abu Zeir | 59 | 2 | / |
| Abu-Seir | 59 | 2 | / |
| Abou-Zahr | 56 | 8 | / |
| Abou Zour | 56 | 2 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Shaar
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis