Sahar Surname

12,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan9,0391:3,557375
India9,0101:85,1355,702
Iraq7,3101:4,791479
Iran4,0641:18,8932,423
Pakistan3,4971:51,0852,082
Egypt2,8681:32,0563,426
Indonesia2,7151:48,7115,476
Israel1,3441:6,367965
Malaysia1,3431:21,9612,014
Morocco9881:34,8955,588
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Algeria2351:164,39020,886
United Arab Emirates2071:44,2624,507
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
Canada1091:338,03330,736
England851:655,50738,035
Argentina681:628,58044,177
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Tunisia201:30,5314,563
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Greece161:692,48777,522
France161:4,151,420237,746
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China31:455,773,85521,925
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

The alternate forms: Şahar (923) are calculated separately.

Sahar (917,377) may also be a first name.

Sahar Last Name Facts

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 most common in Afghanistan. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Şahar. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sahar is the 12,627th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 163,975 people. The last name Sahar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sahar live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 37 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sahar is also the 1,002nd most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 917,377 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 9,039 people, or 1 in 3,557. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Kabul, where 27 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 14 percent are found and Paktia, where 7 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan this surname occurs in 82 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent are found and Iraq, where 16 percent are found.

Sahar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sahar surname is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Sahar last name are 26.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.69% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şahar93923/
Shahar9113,231/
Sahaar9170/
Sahair9152/
Saharh9148/
Saahar9119/
Saharr917/
Sahaur914/
Sgahar911/
Shar8955,256/
Saar8914,759/
Sahr894,188/
Saaharh83443/
Sahahar83205/
Sahaare8310/
Saahare836/
Schahar836/
Shahair836/
Saharre831/
Hsahare831/
Shaahar831/
Shahahr831/
Shaharr830/
Sharp80169,075/
Shair8033,536/
Share8010,802/
Shaar806,191/
Shear806,188/
Shahr803,760/
Shhar802,590/
Saard801,471/
Sharr801,133/
Schar80875/
Sağar80870/
Saare80853/
Sahur80774/
Shard80703/
Saart80404/
Shart80345/
Sathr80262/
Sahyr80254/
Sharh80120/
Shaur80115/
Saair8025/
Shajr8023/
Sa'ar8021/
Sharz8019/
Sahrh8019/
Scaar8014/
Shayr8011/
Shatr809/
S'Har808/
Shgar808/
Szaar806/
Sjaar804/
Saarh803/
Saaar803/
Saarr802/
Sshar802/
Saatr802/
Siaar801/
Saahr801/
Shaïr801/
Sgaar801/
Seahr801/
Saihr801/
Szhar801/
Scahr800/
Saharova77369/
Shahaare7711/
Shaahair772/
Shshahar771/
Shaahare771/
Sar7558,252/
Sheard738,037/
Schaar736,840/
Scharr731,473/
Shaair73901/
Scharp73839/
Schear73773/
Sheare73716/
Sharhe73273/
Schaur73264/
Shahur73245/
Shaire73213/
Schair73118/
Shhare7396/
Shardt7394/
Shaird7372/
Scharz7372/
Shairp7361/
Sharpf7337/
Sharpp7330/
Sjaair7324/
Zahart7320/
Shaure7318/
Shaare7318/
Sha'ar7317/
Sharre7310/
Shayre739/
Shairh737/
Jsharp734/
Sharph734/
Saarre734/
Shahyr734/
Sa'air734/
Saheir733/
Shairt733/
Shahrh733/
Shairr733/
Shaarh733/
Shatër733/
Shartt732/
Shaarp732/
Sharrp732/
Shaurt732/
Shaard732/
Shairz732/
Saayre731/
Sahrph731/
Sahyre731/
Saaire731/
Schatr731/
Shsgar731/
Shharp731/
Shhear731/
Shasre731/
Sgaair731/
Sheart731/
Zzahar731/
Sharhz731/
Sharær731/
Shchar731/
Shearz731/
Schëar731/
Sathrh731/
Saartt731/
Shgahr731/
Shhart731/
Sheahr731/
Shaarz731/
Shaihr731/
Shahrz731/
Shahtr731/
Sharhp731/
Zaharz731/
Zhahar731/
Shearh730/
Ssharp730/
Shauyr730/
Scharh730/
Shearr730/
Sharrh730/
Shaarr730/
Shjarp730/
Shearp730/
Shaharova7197/
Sarr67339,406/
Sare6752,873/
Char6730,581/
Sharova6725,130/
Shor679,537/
Saur678,463/
Sarp675,644/
Schardt675,268/
Siar675,004/
Sair674,785/
Zhar674,732/
Zaar674,362/
Sear673,889/
Scharpf672,840/
Jaar672,724/
Sohr671,612/
Saïr671,542/
Sart671,483/
Sard671,249/
Schaare67914/
Sarh67608/
Chahaar67199/
Shaaaar67191/
Szar67189/
Jhar67165/
Sgar6794/
Scharth6765/
Satr6765/
Caar6755/
Saár6750/
Scar6745/
Schaard6735/
Scharpp6732/
Hsar6731/
Sarı6723/
Sajr6721/
Schartt6720/
Sasr6716/
Hzar6714/
Sayr6713/
Sarz6712/
Saarová6711/
Schasre6710/
Shaggir679/
Chaharz679/
Scheard678/
Sahrova678/
Zsar677/
Sjar676/
Chhahar675/
Žaar675/
Sharowa674/
Saarova674/
Jahaire673/
Sahrová672/
Scheare672/
Chaahar672/
Hjar672/
Zaahair671/
Schaarz671/
Schaure671/
Schearr671/
Shshare671/
Shhaare671/
Shearre671/
Šaar671/
Xhar671/
Xaar671/
Schayre671/
Djahard671/
Shaurre671/
Sarhova671/
Sahhier671/
Sha'air671/
Ssar671/
Sxar671/
Xahr671/
Jsar671/
Hcar671/
Hxar671/
Schaarp670/
Schaurp670/
Schaurr670/
Schaarr670/

Sahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahar in the Georgian language
საჰარsahar-
Sahar in the Hindi language
सहरsahara91.86
सहारsahara2.86
साहरsahara2.61
शहरsahara1.53
सहर्sahar0.57
शाहरsahara0.06
शहार्sahar0.06
साहारsahara0.06
Sahar in the Tibetan language
ས་ཧར་sahar84.62
ཤ་ཧར་shahar7.69
ས་ཧཱར་sahar7.69
Sahar in the Bengali language
সাহারsahara75
সহরsahara15.91
শহরsahara6.82
শেহরsehara2.27
Sahar in the Oriya language
ସହରsahara68.75
ସାହାରsahara21.88
ସାହରsahara4.69
ସାହାର୍sahar3.13
ସହାରsahara1.56
Sahar in the Marathi language
सहरsahara42.31
सहारsahara31.73
सहारे़sahare10.58
साहरsahara3.85
शहरsahara1.92
साहारsahara1.92
सागरsagara0.96
सहारेsahare0.96
सदारsadara0.96
शारsara0.48
सेहरsehara0.48
साहेराsahera0.48
सतारsatara0.48
Sahar in the Arabic language
شاعرshar-
سيهارsyhar-
سهارshar-
شعارshar-
سهرshr-

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