Chiar Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Chiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania311:647,67345,663
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Chiar (190) may also be a first name.

Chiar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiar (Hindi: चिार्) is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,558,593rd most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 29 percent of Chiar live; 24 percent live in Eastern Europe and 24 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 659,352nd most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 190 people.

The last name Chiar is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 647,673. In Romania it is most frequent in: Teleorman County, where 97 percent are found and Vâlcea County, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Romania Chiar occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 11 percent are found.

Chiar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chiar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chiar surname grew 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chiar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chiar surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Chiar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.76% more than the national average, earning $59,011 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chiare9166/
Chiarh9128/
Chihar9117/
Schiar9115/
Chijar918/
Chiňar918/
Chioar916/
Chiard912/
Chiart912/
Hiar89639/
Chaiear83166/
Chaiyar8353/
Tchiare8320/
Schiear8310/
Chijjar835/
Cheiyar834/
Schiarp831/
Chijhar831/
Choiyar831/
Chiarre830/
Khiar808,117/
Hijar802,826/
Chior80777/
Hiard80427/
Chear80380/
Shiar80199/
Cehar8076/
Hiart8056/
Hihar8042/
Cihar8039/
Hiare8017/
Cijar803/
Hiarr803/
Sciar803/
Chyar803/
Hiňar803/
Chäar801/
Hgiar801/
Chaaihar773/
Chaiyart772/
Tschihar771/
Chhaiyar771/
Chaiyard771/
Shiear731,964/
Chiore73219/
Khijar73175/
Sciard73116/
Csihar73110/
Hijare7398/
Haiyar7365/
Khiare7342/
Shihar7336/
Chehar7331/
Chyare7329/
Chyhar7329/
Chijor7324/
Hoijar7319/
Khihar7314/
Cejhar7313/
Chhear7312/
Haijar7310/
Chiňár7310/
Chihor739/
Shijar738/
Ceiyar738/
Shiaar737/
Zhihar736/
Hagiar736/
Schior734/
Chayor734/
Shiare734/
Tshiar734/
Caiyar734/
Cojhar733/
Hoiyar733/
Sciare733/
Hihart732/
Sciarr732/
Hijair732/
Hijard732/
Schyar732/
Jhijar731/
Kh'iar731/
Heijar731/
Huijar731/
Csehar731/
Haiear731/
Haiiar731/
Chaior731/
Chiort731/
Hijart731/
Shiard731/
Shiarz731/
Hujiar731/
Cehard731/
Shiart730/
Chaiyaart7123/
Tschiharz7114/
Chiňarová719/
Chaiyahar714/
Siar675,004/
Kiar672,785/
Jiar67476/
Shihare67384/
Hear67228/
Hyar67177/
Khaiyar6772/
Cear6761/
Sheiyar6752/
Schajor6749/
Kouhiar6720/
Cziharz6715/
Khayiar6714/
Chajjar6712/
Chejjar6711/
Khijare6711/
Chhajor679/
Khaijar678/
Chihore678/
Chujjar676/
Khijhar675/
Cyar675/
Shijare674/
Chiheur674/
Shaijar673/
Shaiyar673/
Kheiyar672/
Chojjar672/
Shihart672/
Hior672/
Hjar672/
Xiar672/
Chehhar671/
Khihare671/
Chaayar671/
Cheyyar671/
Chihoor671/
Heijare671/
Jahijar671/
Hsiaoer671/
Schearr671/
Houjiar671/
Héar671/
Şiar671/
Suhijar671/
Haaiyar671/
Caaiyar671/
Czyharz671/
Cheharz671/
Qiar671/
Shagiar671/
Khiardh671/

Chiar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chiar in the Hindi language
चिार्ciar-

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Footnotes

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