Cahar Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Cahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal1871:152,3052,587
Philippines1451:698,19571,110
India1241:6,186,011143,436
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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

Cahar (Hindi: चाहर) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 650,013th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name globally, held by 487 people.

It is most common in Nepal, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 152,305. In Nepal Cahar is most common in: Mechi, where 72 percent live, Koshi, where 11 percent live and Sagarmatha, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nepal Cahar occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 31 percent live and India, where 27 percent live.

Cahar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cahar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cahar surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahard91608/
Cahart91265/
Cahair911/
Caar8955/
Cahr8926/
Kahar80131,222/
Qahar803,556/
Caare80549/
Chear80380/
Caarp808/
Cathr806/
Caard802/
Cahrr802/
Caarr802/
Caatr801/
Cahrt801/
Cahyr801/
Car7514,333/
Khahar73618/
Kahaar73338/
Qahaar73320/
Kaahar73124/
Qahare7363/
Qahair7345/
Kahaur7330/
Kahair7327/
Qaharh7323/
Kaharr7321/
Caarre731/
Kahahr731/
Caheer730/
Carr67251,171/
Card6719,887/
Care6719,559/
Carp6715,592/
Khar674,883/
Kaar674,706/
Kahr673,220/
Cart672,941/
Qahr67447/
Qhar67405/
Caur67238/
Cair6773/
Cear6761/
Cohr6756/
Kahahar6752/
Qaar6728/
Carh6727/
Caër6712/
Catr676/
Casr675/
Ckar675/
Carz675/
Caarova674/
Carì674/
Cgar672/
Hcar671/
Kahaire671/
Kahairt671/
Hkar671/
Gcar671/
Kaahaar671/
Qcar671/
Careher670/

Cahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cahar in the Hindi language
चाहरcahara-

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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
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  • 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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