Chars Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Chars Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Chars (274) may also be a first name.
Chars Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chars Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chars (Hindi: चारस, Russian: Чарс) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chars? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Chars live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chars is also the 536,832nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 274 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 26 percent reside, Abia, where 21 percent reside and Benue, where 21 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Pakistan, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chars Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chars in the Hindi language | ||
| चारस | carasa | 50 |
| चर्स | carsa | 50 |
| Chars in the Russian language | ||
| Чарс | cars | - |
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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 Chars
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