Chhar Surname
Approximately 1,612 people bear this surname
Chhar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,560 | 1:49,220 | 5,528 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 1:8,506,852 | 44,204 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Chhar (270) may also be a first name.
Chhar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chhar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chhar (Hindi: छार, Marathi: छार, Oriya: ଛାର) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chhar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 246,661st most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,520,810 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Chhar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Chhar is also the 541,116th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 270 people.
The last name Chhar is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 1,560 people, or 1 in 49,220. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 13 percent reside and West Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chhar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chhar in the Marathi language | ||
| छार | chara | - |
| Chhar in the Hindi language | ||
| छार | chara | 83.33 |
| छर | chara | 16.67 |
| Chhar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଛାର | chara | 50 |
| ଛର | chara | 25 |
| ଛତର | chatara | 25 |
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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 Chhar
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