Chkar Surname
Approximately 419 people bear this surname
Chkar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Chkar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chkar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chkar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻜﺎﺭ) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Chkar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chkar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 702,422nd most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,392,711 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chkar reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The surname Chkar is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 84,294. Aside from Morocco Chkar is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Mauritania, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chkair | 91 | 45 | / |
| Chkare | 91 | 9 | / |
| Chkhar | 91 | 2 | / |
| Chskar | 91 | 1 | / |
| Chkkar | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ckar | 89 | 5 | / |
| Hkar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khkar | 80 | 15 | / |
| Chkor | 80 | 14 | / |
| Hkair | 80 | 10 | / |
| Ckair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hkare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hkaur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cskar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ckaur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khkhar | 73 | 236 | / |
| Chcair | 73 | 17 | / |
| Chkeir | 73 | 13 | / |
| Chkour | 73 | 7 | / |
| Khkkar | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chkore | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dhskar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tshkar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chkkour | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hkor | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ckor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hcar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thskare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chkoore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khkhaar | 67 | 1 | / |
Chkar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chkar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻜﺎﺭ | shkar | - |
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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 Chkar
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