Cedar Surname

267,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Cedar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cedar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0321:351,22031,476
Iran1871:410,60226,140
Canada1041:354,28532,012
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
India161:47,941,586492,263
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Cedar (1,769) may also be a first name.

Cedar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cedar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cedar (Arabic: سيدار, Hindi: चेदर) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cedar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,807th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,998,317 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Cedar live; 78 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 181,942nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 1,769 people.

Cedar is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,032 people, or 1 in 351,220. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Cedar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cedar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cedar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cedar are 7.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cedar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.24% less than the national average, earning $47,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cedard9162/
Ceydar9141/
Chedar9134/
Cedare918/
Ceddar914/
Cedart914/
Cedhar913/
Ceadar911/
Cedair911/
Ceedar911/
Ciedar911/
Cheddar83351/
Chedare8337/
Chedhar834/
Chhedar833/
Cettdar831/
Cheedar831/
Cheadar831/
Kedar8041,274/
Sedar801,373/
Jedar80660/
Cedor80388/
Gedar80126/
Zedar8065/
Cidar8048/
Cădar8035/
Qedar806/
Xedar801/
Cedhardt771/
Chehedar771/
Kedare7318,913/
Keddar734,802/
Seddar732,522/
Khedar731,213/
Xeydar73296/
Chidar73284/
Keidar73282/
Qedare73262/
Jeddar73241/
Sedard73153/
Chedor73135/
Sedare7380/
Jedaar7375/
Kehdar7374/
Kedhar7372/
Tsedar7349/
Sedgar7349/
Jedhar7348/
Zeidar7348/
Seedar7341/
Gedare7334/
Zeedar7328/
Caidar7328/
Gedhar7325/
Gedart7320/
Sedhar7319/
Keydar7317/
Seydar7313/
Gedaar7312/
Geydar7311/
Keadar7311/
Shedar7311/
Kedear7310/
Kedaar739/
Zehdar739/
Zedgar738/
Cydear737/
Kiedar737/
Djedar736/
Setdar735/
Jesdar734/
Gedair734/
Seidar733/
Cuidar733/
Gedard733/
Zedare733/
Jeedar733/
Seudar733/
Seadar732/
Sedart732/
Cedore732/
Zeddar732/
Cojdar731/
Kedarr731/
Kedaur731/
Jedare731/
Jhedar731/
Sedatr731/
Ceidor731/
Sedear731/
Ceador731/
Zeydar731/
Sedair731/
Qedair731/
Kedart731/
Geddar730/
Kheddar672,352/
Djeddar67534/
Shedare67316/
Chedore67302/
Chaidar67290/
Sheydar67266/
Chidhar67204/
Chidare67104/
Khedare6771/
Seedhar6755/
Caidhar6752/
Choidar6742/
Kheidar6737/
Khedair6733/
Kheydar6725/
Shetdar6720/
Chedour6717/
Zeiddar6716/
Kedhare6710/
Shedhar679/
Tshedar678/
Seidare678/
Chidaar676/
Khedhar676/
Siedare675/
Cuidard675/
Chiodar674/
Gedhart673/
Dzeedar673/
Keadare672/
Kedaare672/
Chiddar672/
Hseedar672/
Kheedar672/
Chaydar672/
Keddart671/
Keidarr671/
Kedhart671/
Chedeir671/
Jeddare671/
Jedhart671/
Jeedhar671/
Cidhaar671/
Gedhare671/
Seedart671/
Seedear671/
Cuidare671/
Kedaire671/
Keidare671/
Ziedare671/
Seudhar671/
Sieddar671/
Sechdar671/
Chidgar671/
Chhidar671/
Seydgar671/
Hkeddar671/
Sheedar671/
Zeedaar671/
Caidart671/
Chidarr671/
Khedard671/
Geddard670/
Scidard670/

Cedar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cedar in the Hindi language
चेदरcedara33.33
चॅदरcedara33.33
चेदराcedara33.33
Cedar in the Arabic language
سيدارsydar-
سيدراsydra-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cedar
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