Sagar Surname

2,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243,833 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Sagar Surname Definition:

Occup 'a sawyer.' Anglo-Saxon saga, a saw. Yorkshire dialect sager, a sawyer. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Sagar' (v. Seager). This must be looked upon as the chief parent.

Richard le Saghiere, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III, pt.

Simon Sagher 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Sagar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India190,4501:4,028380
Bangladesh36,8581:4,324396
Pakistan3,8651:46,2211,943
England2,0961:26,5833,628
United Arab Emirates1,8171:5,043633
United States1,6971:213,58820,841
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Somalia8331:16,1491,019
Bahrain6321:2,134320
Kuwait4631:8,2091,130
Canada4391:83,9319,326
Fiji4081:2,192344
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Kenya2541:181,81113,664
Australia2441:110,63812,326
Malaysia2201:134,0658,611
New Zealand1931:23,4634,124
Qatar1841:12,8151,406
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
France1391:477,86167,615
Trinidad and Tobago1331:10,2551,410
Russia1151:1,253,24490,592
Oman1001:36,8802,528
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Nepal971:293,6183,493
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Thailand631:1,121,244165,873
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Wales471:65,8415,810
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Mongolia451:62,7844,817
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Austria391:218,34426,757
Libya361:173,444826
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Guyana311:24,5882,860
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
China111:124,301,9616,553
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Panama41:978,06412,245
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2121:20,1122,862
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

The alternate forms: Şagar (1), Sagár (1) & Ságar (1) are calculated separately.

Sagar (610,187) may also be a first name.

Sagar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Occup 'a sawyer.' Anglo-Saxon saga, a saw. Yorkshire dialect sager, a sawyer. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Sagar' (v. Seager). This must be looked upon as the chief parent.

Richard le Saghiere, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III, pt.

Simon Sagher 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Saghher, 1379: ibid.

1621. Buried — Temperance, d. Mathew Sager: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Robert Sagar, of Billington, 1632: Wills at Chester.

Richard Sagar, of Padiham, 1648: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian and N.Eng.) Sawyer [sager is a North. Dialectal word, from sage (g hard), a saw-Old Norse sag, sög = Old English saga: cp.Ger. säger, sawyer] (Teutonic) v. Segar, Seger1.

Cp. Sayer.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sagar, or Segar as it is infrequently spelt, is a name characteristic of the Burnley district. The Rev. Charles Sagar was master of Blackburn School in 1655 (A.). In the 13th century Segar or Sigar was a name found in Bucks, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Wilts, etc. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sagar Last Name Facts

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

Sagar (Arabic: ساغر, Bengali: সাগর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻜﺎﺭ, Hindi: सागर, Marathi: सागर, Oriya: ସାଗର, Russian: Сагарь, Tibetan: ས་གར་) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Şagar, Sagár or Ságar. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sagar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sagar is the 2,251st most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,887 people. Sagar is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sagar are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,622nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 610,187 people.

The surname Sagar is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 190,450 people, or 1 in 4,028. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 41 percent live, Gujarat, where 10 percent live and Maharashtra, where 10 percent live. Beside India Sagar is found in 107 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 15 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.

Sagar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sagar has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sagar surname rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 744 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sagar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sagar surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sagar last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sagar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.2% less than the national average, earning 220,796 kr per year; in Peru they earn 19.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,563 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.98% more than the national average, earning R 301,764 per year; in United States they earn 18.57% more than the national average, earning $51,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.01% more than the national average, earning $55,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şagar931/
Sagár931/
Ságar931/
Sangar9119,283/
Sagare917,973/
Shagar915,098/
Saghar913,631/
Saagar912,219/
Saggar912,110/
Saugar911,034/
Saigar91549/
Seagar91317/
Saygar91223/
Sagart9159/
Sagard9149/
Saegar9146/
Sagair9132/
Sagaar9120/
Sahgar9119/
Sagarr9114/
Sagaur9112/
Zsagar9111/
Siagar916/
Sagarp912/
Sagarz912/
Ssagar911/
Sajgar911/
Sagatr911/
Sagahr911/
Scagar910/
Sanghar8313,512/
Shangar831,530/
Saingar831,302/
Saghair83443/
Sahagar83274/
Sanggar83224/
Shagare8375/
Sagaire8374/
Saghaar8354/
Saghard8334/
Schagar8327/
Saungar8326/
Saaghar8325/
Seagard8323/
Sagaard8322/
Sagaure8319/
Saggare8314/
Saghare8312/
Shaghar8312/
Saggart839/
Seangar838/
Sakghar837/
Shaegar836/
Saghgar836/
Shaggar836/
Shaigar834/
Saïngar834/
Saigare833/
Sangarh833/
Saggard832/
Sahgare832/
Saagare832/
Sanngar832/
Saghear832/
Sangaar832/
Shahgar832/
Seagart832/
Sangarr832/
Sagahar831/
Saigaur831/
Saagaar831/
Saaigar831/
Sasggar831/
Sangaur831/
Saygard831/
Sahngar831/
Shakgar831/
Shagarh831/
Sahgard831/
Sagarre831/
Saghahr831/
Saghaïr831/
Sangajr831/
Sanhgar831/
Seagare831/
Saigear831/
Shagart830/
Sagor8065,513/
Segar806,709/
Žagar805,359/
Zagar803,132/
Jagar801,456/
Xagar80394/
Sogar80372/
Cagar8065/
Çagar801/
Sagarova7729/
Sangharh7724/
Siahagar7720/
Sahagaur7720/
Sagarová7717/
Sahaghar7710/
Saghaard779/
Sanghaar779/
Sausgard778/
Shanghar777/
Saghaire775/
Seagaard775/
Shahagar775/
Shangaar775/
Shanggar774/
Sagairre773/
Sahangar773/
Sahagare772/
Saighare771/
Sahghare771/
Saugarth771/
Shaugare771/
Shaugart771/
Sheasgar771/
Shaggard771/
Shaghare771/
Shaeghar771/
Shahghar771/
Sahagard771/
Sangharr771/
Sanghaur771/
Saugaard771/
Saanghar771/
Shagharr771/
Sackgart770/
Shaggart770/
Shagor7310,943/
Shogar735,473/
Shegar734,715/
Zagaar734,291/
Zagare731,941/
Zangar731,451/
Jhagar73960/
Zaghar73869/
Sagore73797/
Chagar73704/
Saghor73701/
Segaar73613/
Sougar73586/
Jaggar73472/
Seggar73458/
Jaghar73363/
Seegar73343/
Jagare73324/
Sogard73324/
Saigor73233/
Sagoor73210/
Songar73189/
Seghar73150/
Sangor73103/
Jaugar73100/
Çangar7367/
Siegar7364/
Soghar7355/
Sehgar7346/
Zeagar7342/
Jagaar7341/
Sagour7338/
Jagard7336/
Saygor7335/
Žajgar7330/
Jaigar7328/
Zaggar7323/
Sägarz7321/
Sogare7317/
Seigar7317/
Caigar7315/
Zhagar7315/
Segair7313/
Jagarr7312/
Soggar7312/
Sjögar7311/
Zaygar739/
Seugar739/
Sagorz739/
Jagarh739/
Zsagár738/
Žagare737/
Jasgar736/
Zaigar735/
Sogair735/
Soygar735/
Caugar734/
Zagart734/
Caggar733/
Zaegar733/
Sagorr733/
Jaygar732/
Jagatr732/
Jeagar732/
Segarr732/
Jaagar732/
Saggor732/
Jaqgar732/
Djagar732/
Caghar731/
Sagotr731/
Sahgor731/
Jakgar731/
Jacgar731/
Jagair731/
Jagarp731/
Jagaur731/
Giagar731/
Zasgar731/
Soogar731/
Šajgar731/
Seygar731/
Siogar731/
Saagor731/
Segahr731/
Josgar731/
Seagor730/
Saugor730/
Sasgor730/
Shagarova71654/
Zsagarová718/
Shaasghar713/
Saigarova711/
Schaugard711/
Shankghar711/
Shangahar711/
Saangahar711/
Shaagahar711/
Jaggard671,868/
Chaggar671,611/
Saghour67725/
Sangour67404/
Shagore67367/
Sangoor67358/
Sanggor67278/
Shogair67278/
Chagaar67217/
Schaugaard67194/
Sogaard67136/
Saighor67102/
Sanghor6796/
Sagheir6762/
Zeangar6762/
Seigart6759/
Sheghar6758/
Shagour6749/
Sögaard6743/
Jhaggar6739/
Zaghgar6716/
Djagard6715/
Schegar6714/
Chaygar6711/
Sougare6710/
Zaugare678/
Zeahgar678/
Sahagor677/
Zagarrì676/
Suighar676/
Shagoor676/
Chagard676/
Zaingar676/
Jhagaur676/
Chaghar675/
Shongar675/
Seigard675/
Ceaghar674/
Chagare674/
Zangair674/
Sangoir674/
Shaygarova673/
Sooghar673/
Soungar673/
Seingar673/
Chaigar673/
Shoghar673/
Zaagaar673/
Sonngar672/
Seagord672/
Schauggard672/
Jaggare672/
Jaghare672/
Sagoure672/
Zaghare672/
Cheagar672/
Shangor672/
Jahghar672/
Shougar672/
Djaghar672/
Chagaur671/
Saagore671/
Sangorh671/
Jhagair671/
Jaggarr671/
Jaijgar671/
Zhagare671/
Shogart671/
Sheugar671/
Shegaar671/
Shehgar671/
Sheigar671/
Seighar671/
Zanngar671/
Saangor671/
Sogahar671/
Saghoor671/
Jaghart671/
Jhahgar671/
Zanghar671/
Songhar671/
Soogare671/
Sogharr671/
Shahshgarz671/
Sjogard671/
Shokgar671/
Saigorr671/
Sagoire671/
Saghorr671/
Sahgour671/
Saqgour671/
Djagare671/
Cagahar671/
Chagatr671/
Hjaghar671/
Djagahr671/
Jaigard671/
Schaagaard670/
Jaigare670/
Jaggart670/

Sagar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sagar in the Hindi language
सागरsagara99.18
सगरsagara0.43
सगारsagara0.16
सागारsagara0.15
सागर्sagar0.01
साग्ारsagara0.01
सागऱsagara0
सगाराsagara0
लालlala0
सागीsagi0
शहरsahara0
शगड़ाsagara0
यागरyagara0
सामरsamara0
शगार्sagar0
्सागरsagara0
सगीरsagira0
नागरnagara0
सगड़ाsagara0
सा्गरsagara0
Sagar in the Bengali language
সাগরsagara98.95
সগরsagara0.45
সাগারsagara0.15
Sagar in the Oriya language
ସାଗରsagara94.54
ସଗରsagara1.28
ଶାଗରsagara0.39
ସାଗାରsagara0.17
ଷାଗରsagara0.02
ଶରsara0.01
ମାିର୍mair0.01
ଶଗରsagara0.01
ସାଗsaga0.01
ସଗାରsagara0.01
େଗୗରାegara0
ମକରାmakara0
ବାଘbagha0
ବାଗbaga0
ସାଗରାsagara0
ସାହାsaha0
ସାଦsada0
ସ୤ଗରsagara0
ଶାଗାରsagara0
ବାାରିbaari0
Sagar in the Marathi language
सागरsagara87.55
सगरsagara9.03
गरेgare0.06
मगरmagara0.04
सागारsagara0.04
अमरamara0.03
पगारेpagare0.03
नागरेnagare0.02
सगारsagara0.02
गरgara0.01
सा्गरsagara0.01
सागराsagara0.01
मगरेmagare0.01
सहारेsahare0.01
सागsaga0.01
पगारpagara0.01
शागरsagara0
सातारsatara0
समारsamara0
ससरsasara0
अजारajara0
सामरेsamare0
सागलेsagale0
साग़रsagara0
सहारsahara0
सोगरsogara0
जागरjagara0
आगाकाagaka0
साशरsasara0
साकरेsakare0
सवारेsavare0
गरुgaru0
अगरेagare0
सकारsakara0
वगारेvagare0
डगरेdagare0
सागगsagaga0
नगारेnagare0
सगानीsagani0
गारेgare0
सारsara0
सागाsaga0
दागरdagara0
ागरagara0
शगेsage0
सकरsakara0
शलारsalara0
पागरpagara0
सांगsanga0
आगजagaja0
क़गरqagara0
तगरेtagare0
सरsara0
ससारsasara0
गारgara0
सायरेsayare0
शहारsahara0
आगरagara0
़सागरsagara0
सीगरsigara0
शगाळेsagale0
सागनsagana0
गगर्gagar0
सगीरsagira0
सागरेsagare0
शरsara0
सगनेsagane0
्सागळेsagale0
संगाsanga0
सादरेsadare0
सगळेsagale0
सागळेsagale0
सिगरsigara0
शगडेsagade0
सागतsagata0
दगारेdagare0
सागरुsagaru0
आतारatara0
साहारेsahare0
सगर्sagar0
सागडेsagade0
सतराsatara0
ावारavara0
साजरsajara0
तगारेtagare0
आगरेagare0
डागरेdagare0
सामरsamara0
वगरेvagare0
हगारेhagare0
सगाजीsagaji0
शदरेsadare0
साबरsabara0
अारaara0
आगमagama0
लगारेlagare0
लगरेlagare0
सागऱsagara0
साग्याsagya0
सावरेsavare0
नागरnagara0
सतारsatara0
सगsaga0
समरsamara0
शेगरsegara0
शकरsakara0
सगतsagata0
सगणेsagane0
सागर्sagar0
गागरेgagare0
सदारsadara0
शहारेsahare0
नगरेnagare0
कगारkagara0
वागरेvagare0
सगटsagata0
सगरेsagare0
Sagar in the Tibetan language
ས་གར་sagar87.23
ས་གཱར་sagar8.51
སཱ་གར་sagar2.13
ས་གར།sagar2.13
Sagar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻜﺎﺭskar75
ﺻﺎﻛﺎﺭsakar25
Sagar in the Russian language
Сагарьsagar-
Sagar in the Arabic language
ساغرsaghr-
سقارsqar-
صغارsghar-

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