Acar Surname
Approximately 242,935 people bear this surname
Acar Surname User-submission:
(Turkish) The Acar surname means 'bonny', 'nimble' and 'zealous'.
Acar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 232,579 | 1:335 | 20 |
| Germany | 2,221 | 1:36,247 | 4,810 |
| Philippines | 1,773 | 1:57,100 | 9,581 |
| Uganda | 1,609 | 1:24,263 | 3,467 |
| France | 909 | 1:73,072 | 10,227 |
| India | 513 | 1:1,495,254 | 56,313 |
| Belgium | 385 | 1:29,861 | 4,826 |
| United States | 361 | 1:1,004,041 | 74,162 |
| Netherlands | 335 | 1:50,409 | 8,633 |
| Austria | 331 | 1:25,726 | 4,055 |
| Sweden | 309 | 1:31,867 | 2,602 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| England | 192 | 1:290,198 | 22,328 |
| Northern Cyprus | 147 | 1:2,170 | 263 |
| Switzerland | 111 | 1:73,990 | 8,709 |
| South Africa | 93 | 1:582,556 | 44,854 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Brazil | 69 | 1:3,102,527 | 89,979 |
| Denmark | 61 | 1:92,536 | 8,820 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Turkmenistan | 46 | 1:119,329 | 2,383 |
| Norway | 40 | 1:128,557 | 16,659 |
| Pakistan | 36 | 1:4,962,330 | 32,327 |
| Finland | 35 | 1:157,049 | 14,263 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Azerbaijan | 17 | 1:567,595 | 10,450 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Acăr (32), Açar (15), Âcar (1) & Ačar (1) are calculated separately.
Acar (893) may also be a first name.
Acar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Turkish) The Acar surname means 'bonny', 'nimble' and 'zealous'.
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Acar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Acar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Acar is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Acăr, Açar, Âcar or Ačar. For other possible spellings of Acar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Acar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,257th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 29,998 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Acar live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 271,926th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 893 people.
Acar is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 232,579 people, or 1 in 335. In Turkey Acar is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 15 percent live, Ankara Province, where 6 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Beside Turkey Acar is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Acar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Acar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,407 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Acar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Acar surname are 4.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.21% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Acar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.68% less than the national average, earning 232,979 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 81.5% more than the national average, earning R 431,304 per year; in United States they earn 55.74% more than the national average, earning $67,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.88% more than the national average, earning $55,585 CAD per year.
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