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Where Does The Last Name Sahar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sahar (Arabic: شاعر, Bengali: সাহার, Georgian: საჰარ, Hindi: सहर, Marathi: सहर, Oriya: ସହର, Tibetan: ས་ཧར་) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Şahar. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 12,627^th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 163,975 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sahar are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 37 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sahar is also the 1,002^nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 917,377 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 9,039 people, or 1 in 3,557. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Kabul, where 27 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 14 percent reside and Paktia, where 7 percent reside. Not including Afghanistan this last name occurs in 82 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Iraq, where 16 percent reside.

Sahar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Sahar are 26.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.69% registered with the party.

The amount Sahar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 212.53% more than the national average, earning R 742,680 per year; in United States they earn 10.34% more than the national average, earning $47,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.43% more than the national average, earning $54,368 CAD per year.