Jašar Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Jašar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jašar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia1931:10,8881,745
Bosnia and Herzegovina301:117,8809,113
Serbia221:324,77015,940
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Montenegro21:319,7827,691

The alternate forms: Jasar (431) are calculated separately.

Jašar (1,266) may also be a first name.

Jašar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jašar is held by more people in North Macedonia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Jasar. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jašar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jašar is the 970,883rd most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Jašar are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 221,792nd most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 1,266 people.

It is most commonly occurring in North Macedonia, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 10,888. In North Macedonia it is most numerous in: Skopje, where 73 percent are found, Southwestern, where 16 percent are found and Eastern, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account North Macedonia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent are found and Serbia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jasar93431/
Jaašar911/
Jazar803,766/
Jošar8097/
Jašarova77260/
Jašarová772/
Jassar7311,613/
Jazzar733,351/
Jaisar73838/
Jashar73113/
Jazair7327/
Jausar7320/
Jeasar7316/
Jasare7311/
Jahzar7311/
Jasarh738/
Jasgar736/
Jauzar735/
Jiasar735/
Jaasar735/
Jachar734/
Jhasar734/
Jasear733/
Jasarp732/
Jaiçar732/
Jhazar732/
Ijasar731/
Jaizar731/
Ijazar731/
Jaysar731/
Jasard731/
Jasart731/
Jasair731/
Jõesaar67344/
Jossaar6728/
Jaisare6712/
Jachare679/
Ojhasar679/
Jasahar674/
Jaishar674/
Jaisard673/
Jassarh672/
Jaysare672/
Jauchar672/
Jiasard672/
Jasaard672/
Jassard671/
Jassair671/
Jassart671/
Jahasar671/
Jahshar671/
Jachhar671/
Jaisaar671/
Jaushar671/
Jashsar671/
Jachard671/
Jachart670/

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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 Jašar
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