Saar Surname

35,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Saar Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sayer,' which see, one of over twenty variants of this once popular personal name.

1643. Married — Edmund Saare and Anne Hukin: Canterbury Cath.

1746. — William Greenaway and Mary Saar: St.

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Saar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia4,6091:2872
Germany2,2391:35,9564,761
United States1,8301:198,06519,512
Israel1,5641:5,472817
Brazil9801:218,4438,448
Russia4291:335,95133,612
Canada2781:132,53813,752
Turkey2391:325,61320,914
Poland2191:173,55623,920
Yemen2171:121,7766,687
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
India2131:3,601,246101,367
Philippines1691:599,04365,173
Nigeria1661:1,067,12544,499
Finland1571:35,0114,538
Sweden1411:69,8355,281
Oman1311:28,1522,217
Cambodia1181:131,2472,611
Liberia981:44,9854,075
Ukraine771:591,20465,049
Indonesia741:1,787,151115,268
Pakistan731:2,447,17721,607
England571:977,51048,999
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Moldova421:84,79410,674
Australia391:692,19746,687
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Latvia181:113,89116,101
France171:3,907,219231,005
Bulgaria161:436,18220,063
Norway141:367,30634,015
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Senegal121:1,214,9453,496
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

The alternate forms: Saár (50), Šaar (1) & Šaár (29) are calculated separately.

Saar (4,771) may also be a first name.

Saar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sayer,' which see, one of over twenty variants of this once popular personal name.

1643. Married — Edmund Saare and Anne Hukin: Canterbury Cath.

1746. — William Greenaway and Mary Saar: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Saar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saar (Arabic: صيار, Georgian: საარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﺭ, Hindi: साार, Marathi: सगर, Oriya: ସଅର, Russian: Саар, Tibetan: སར་) is borne by more people in Estonia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Saár, Šaar or Šaár. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,757th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 493,770 people. Saar is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Saar live; 34 percent live in Northern Europe and 31 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 99,039th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 4,771 people.

The last name Saar is most commonly occurring in Estonia, where it is borne by 4,609 people, or 1 in 287. Excluding Estonia this surname is found in 77 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Saar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Saar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Saar last name rose 1,046 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Saar last name is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Saar surname are 13.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Saar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.46% less than the national average, earning 282,198 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.54% less than the national average, earning R 141,288 per year; in United States they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $47,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $51,273 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saár9250/
Šaar921/
Sahar8944,443/
Shaar896,191/
Saard891,471/
Sağar89870/
Saare89853/
Saart89404/
Saair8925/
Sa'ar8921/
Scaar8914/
Szaar896/
Sjaar894/
Saarh893/
Saaar893/
Saarr892/
Saatr892/
Siaar891/
Saahr891/
Sgaar891/
Sar8658,252/
Šaár8329/
Shahar8013,231/
Schaar806,840/
Shaair80901/
Sahaar8070/
Sahair8052/
Saharh8048/
Sjaair8024/
Saahar8019/
Shaare8018/
Sha'ar8017/
Saharr807/
Sahaur804/
Saarre804/
Sa'air804/
Shaarh803/
Shaarp802/
Shaard802/
Saayre801/
Saaire801/
Sgaair801/
Saartt801/
Shaarz801/
Sgahar801/
Shaarr800/
Sarr75339,406/
Shar7555,256/
Sare7552,873/
Saur758,463/
Sarp755,644/
Siar755,004/
Sair754,785/
Zaar754,362/
Sahr754,188/
Sear753,889/
Jaar752,724/
Saïr751,542/
Sart751,483/
Sard751,249/
Sarh75608/
Szar75189/
Sgar7594/
Satr7565/
Caar7555/
Scar7545/
Hsar7531/
Sarı7523/
Sajr7521/
Sasr7516/
Sayr7513/
Sarz7512/
Zsar757/
Sjar756/
Žaar755/
Xaar751/
Ssar751/
Sxar751/
Jsar751/
Schaare73914/
Saaharh73443/
Sahahar73205/
Shaaaar73191/
Schaard7335/
Saarová7311/
Sahaare7310/
Saahare736/
Schahar736/
Shahair736/
Saarova734/
Saharre731/
Hsahare731/
Schaarz731/
Shhaare731/
Shaahar731/
Sha'air731/
Shahahr731/
Schaarp730/
Shaharr730/
Schaarr730/
Sharp67169,075/
Shair6733,536/
Sağır6727,284/
Sayre6714,989/
Sarre6712,450/
Share6710,802/
Saire678,197/
Shear676,188/
Chaar674,965/
Saure674,159/
Shahr673,760/
Shhar672,590/
Scarr672,544/
Sharr671,133/
Şahar67923/
Schar67875/
Sahur67774/
Searh67719/
Shard67703/
Seare67545/
Sairh67377/
Saharova67369/
Shart67345/
Sathr67262/
Sahyr67254/
Seard67223/
Schaardt67148/
Sayrh67136/
Çağar67133/
Saird67128/
Sharh67120/
Shaur67115/
Seart6795/
Jaare6772/
Ziaar6767/
Sağir6758/
Hsair6754/
Åsard6745/
Scear6739/
Searp6738/
Sjair6737/
Sattr6735/
Jaaar6728/
Shajr6723/
Åsare6721/
Uansaard6721/
Sharz6719/
Sahrh6719/
Sgair6715/
Sardh6715/
Szaur6713/
Shahaare6711/
Shayr6711/
Sardt6710/
Shatr679/
Sarhe679/
Zaaar679/
S'Har678/
Shgar678/
Zaarh678/
Searr677/
Szare677/
Zaare677/
Sasre676/
Sarzz676/
Sarph675/
Zaair675/
Szarz675/
Sarøe675/
Szard674/
Saitr674/
Saurt674/
Sayrd674/
Sauër674/
Sasrt674/
Jaajr673/
Jaarr673/
Sartt673/
Saurd673/
Jhaar673/
Sgaur673/
Szart673/
Sarrd673/
Zhaar673/
Sarrr672/
Saaarova672/
Siarr672/
Caarr672/
Sairz672/
Zaahr672/
Scarì672/
Shaahair672/
Sshar672/
Djaar672/
Sajrh672/
Sarzh671/
Saurz671/
Hjaar671/
Zaarz671/
Scarh671/
Schaarpf671/
Shshahar671/
Sgiar671/
Shaahare671/
Ssare671/
Ssgar671/
Jaard671/
Sarhh671/
Hsart671/
Hsare671/
Åscar671/
Zsgar671/
Shaïr671/
Sarpø671/
Sardd671/
Sızar671/
D'Sar671/
Jaarh671/
Jaart671/
Zaatr671/
Seahr671/
Saihr671/
Satrh671/
Sarrt671/
Uamsaard671/
Uamsaart671/
Szhar671/
Ja'ar671/
Hsarh671/
Hzaar671/
Saurr670/
Sausr670/
Sairp670/
Searz670/
Zaarr670/
Scahr670/
Scair670/
Jaahr670/

Saar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saar in the Georgian language
საარsaar-
Saar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﺎﺭsar-
Saar in the Tibetan language
སར་sar-
Saar in the Hindi language
साारsaara97.88
सारsara0.71
Saar in the Oriya language
ସଅରsa'ara88.89
ସାଆରsa'ara11.11
Saar in the Marathi language
सगरsagara36.36
सारsara36.36
सअरsa'ara18.18
साअरsa'ara9.09
Saar in the Russian language
Саарsaar-
Saar in the Arabic language
صيارsyar-

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