Chahar Surname
Approximately 9,592 people bear this surname
Chahar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,908 | 1:111,040 | 7,248 |
| Iran | 1,374 | 1:55,882 | 6,124 |
| Afghanistan | 899 | 1:35,765 | 1,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Algeria | 62 | 1:623,090 | 39,491 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Chahar (768) may also be a first name.
Chahar Demographics
Average Male Chahar Height
177.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Chahar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chahar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chahar (Hindi: चाहर, Marathi: चहार, Oriya: ଚାହାର) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chahar? popularity and diffusion
Chahar is the 53,254th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 759,752 people. The last name Chahar is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Chahar reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Chahar is also the 296,201st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 768 people.
Chahar is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 6,908 people, or 1 in 111,040. In India Chahar is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 60 percent live, Rajasthan, where 10 percent live and Haryana, where 9 percent live. Other than India it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 14 percent live and Afghanistan, where 9 percent live.
Chahar Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Chahar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 204.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 59,054 per year; in United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.43% more than the national average, earning $64,305 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chahar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chahar in the Hindi language | ||
| चाहर | cahara | 96.3 |
| चहार | cahara | 2.49 |
| चाहार | cahara | 0.8 |
| चहर | cahara | 0.35 |
| चादर | cadara | 0.03 |
| Chahar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାହାର | cahara | 92 |
| ଚାହର | cahara | 2.67 |
| ଚହର | cahara | 2.67 |
| Chahar in the Marathi language | ||
| चहार | cahara | 38.64 |
| चाहर | cahara | 34.09 |
| चहर | cahara | 11.36 |
| चाचर | cacara | 7.58 |
| चाहार | cahara | 3.03 |
| कहार | kahara | 1.52 |
| चहारे | cahare | 1.52 |
| चहराम | caharama | 0.76 |
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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 Chahar
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