Cahar Surname
Approximately 465 people bear this surname
Cahar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 187 | 1:152,305 | 2,587 |
| Philippines | 145 | 1:698,195 | 71,110 |
| India | 124 | 1:6,186,011 | 143,436 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Cahar (487) may also be a first name.
Cahar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cahar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cahar (Hindi: चाहर) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cahar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 650,013th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. Cahar is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Cahar are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Cahar is also the 385,164th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 487 people.
The last name Cahar is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 152,305. In Nepal Cahar is most common in: Mechi, where 72 percent reside, Koshi, where 11 percent reside and Sagarmatha, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Nepal it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 31 percent reside and India, where 27 percent reside.
Cahar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cahar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cahar surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahard | 91 | 608 | / |
| Cahart | 91 | 265 | / |
| Cahair | 91 | 1 | / |
| Caar | 89 | 55 | / |
| Cahr | 89 | 26 | / |
| Kahar | 80 | 131,222 | / |
| Qahar | 80 | 3,556 | / |
| Caare | 80 | 549 | / |
| Chear | 80 | 380 | / |
| Caarp | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cathr | 80 | 6 | / |
| Caard | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cahrr | 80 | 2 | / |
| Caarr | 80 | 2 | / |
| Caatr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cahrt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cahyr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Car | 75 | 14,333 | / |
| Khahar | 73 | 618 | / |
| Kahaar | 73 | 338 | / |
| Qahaar | 73 | 320 | / |
| Kaahar | 73 | 124 | / |
| Qahare | 73 | 63 | / |
| Qahair | 73 | 45 | / |
| Kahaur | 73 | 30 | / |
| Kahair | 73 | 27 | / |
| Qaharh | 73 | 23 | / |
| Kaharr | 73 | 21 | / |
| Caarre | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahahr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caheer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Carr | 67 | 251,171 | / |
| Card | 67 | 19,887 | / |
| Care | 67 | 19,559 | / |
| Carp | 67 | 15,592 | / |
| Khar | 67 | 4,883 | / |
| Kaar | 67 | 4,706 | / |
| Kahr | 67 | 3,220 | / |
| Cart | 67 | 2,941 | / |
| Qahr | 67 | 447 | / |
| Qhar | 67 | 405 | / |
| Caur | 67 | 238 | / |
| Cair | 67 | 73 | / |
| Cear | 67 | 61 | / |
| Cohr | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kahahar | 67 | 52 | / |
| Qaar | 67 | 28 | / |
| Carh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Caër | 67 | 12 | / |
| Catr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Casr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ckar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Carz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Caarova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Carì | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cgar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hcar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahairt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaahaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qcar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Careher | 67 | 0 | / |
Cahar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cahar in the Hindi language | ||
| चाहर | cahara | - |
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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 Cahar
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