Sahara Surname
Approximately 44,774 people bear this surname
Sahara Surname User-submission:
That name that evokes the magnificence of the wilderness, Sahara is a feminine name derived from the Arabic word ṣaḥrā, meaning 'desert.' This beautiful name brings the beauty and tranquility of the Sahara Desert to mind, with its shifting sands creating a landscape full of mystery and splendor.
Read More About This SurnameSahara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 15,661 | 1:8,444 | 1,098 |
| Japan | 12,310 | 1:10,385 | 1,408 |
| Algeria | 6,746 | 1:5,727 | 920 |
| Kenya | 2,132 | 1:21,660 | 2,489 |
| Iran | 2,077 | 1:36,968 | 4,364 |
| Bangladesh | 1,622 | 1:98,247 | 4,266 |
| Morocco | 1,193 | 1:28,899 | 4,618 |
| India | 1,120 | 1:684,880 | 31,986 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Nigeria | 305 | 1:580,796 | 28,045 |
| United States | 278 | 1:1,303,809 | 91,323 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Niger | 111 | 1:172,901 | 6,167 |
| Brazil | 83 | 1:2,579,209 | 77,959 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| United Arab Emirates | 54 | 1:169,672 | 12,566 |
| Malaysia | 46 | 1:641,179 | 30,740 |
| Pakistan | 44 | 1:4,060,088 | 28,888 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Kosovo | 15 | 1:124,125 | 6,042 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Palestine | 11 | 1:413,532 | 12,017 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
The alternate forms: Saharà (1) are calculated separately.
Sahara (114,266) may also be a first name.
Sahara Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
That name that evokes the magnificence of the wilderness, Sahara is a feminine name derived from the Arabic word ṣaḥrā, meaning 'desert.' This beautiful name brings the beauty and tranquility of the Sahara Desert to mind, with its shifting sands creating a landscape full of mystery and splendor.
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Average Sahara Salary in
United States
$49,080 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sahara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sahara (Arabic: صحارى, Bengali: সাহারা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﺀ, Hindi: सहारा, Marathi: सहारा, Oriya: ସାହାରା, Tibetan: སཱ་ཧ་ར་) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Saharà. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 12,533rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 162,763 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Sahara live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sahara is also the 9,007th most common first name in the world It is held by 114,266 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 15,661 people, or 1 in 8,444. In Indonesia Sahara is most common in: West Java, where 30 percent live, North Sumatra, where 11 percent live and East Java, where 10 percent live. Beside Indonesia it exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 27 percent live and Algeria, where 15 percent live.
Sahara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sahara last name are 8.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.07% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sahara earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 13.75% more than the national average, earning $49,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.36% less than the national average, earning $40,066 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﺀ | alshra | - |
| Sahara in the Tibetan language | ||
| སཱ་ཧ་ར་ | sahara | - |
| Sahara in the Bengali language | ||
| সাহারা | sahara | 96 |
| সাহেরা | sahera | 1.5 |
| সাহার | sahara | 1 |
| সাহের | sahera | 0.5 |
| সাহরা | sahara | 0.5 |
| সহরা | sahara | 0.5 |
| Sahara in the Marathi language | ||
| सहारा | sahara | 79.55 |
| साहारा | sahara | 6.36 |
| सहरा | sahara | 2.73 |
| साहरा | sahara | 0.91 |
| महारा | mahara | 0.91 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 0.91 |
| सहाना | sahana | 0.45 |
| सागर | sagara | 0.45 |
| फरास | pharasa | 0.45 |
| साहेरा | sahera | 0.45 |
| असगर | asagara | 0.45 |
| सहार | sahara | 0.45 |
| Sahara in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାହାରା | sahara | 56.7 |
| ସହରା | sahara | 38.3 |
| ସହଁରା | sahamra | 1.36 |
| ଶାହାରା | sahara | 1.25 |
| ସାହରା | sahara | 0.91 |
| ସହାରା | sahara | 0.57 |
| ସାେହରା | saehara | 0.23 |
| ପୁସହରା | pusahara | 0.11 |
| ସହର | sahara | 0.11 |
| କୁେବର | kuebara | 0.11 |
| Sahara in the Hindi language | ||
| सहारा | sahara | 54.61 |
| सहरा | sahara | 22.55 |
| साहरा | sahara | 21.11 |
| साहारा | sahara | 1.22 |
| सहरां | saharam | 0.07 |
| इसारा | isara | 0.07 |
| सायरा | sayara | 0.07 |
| सहर | sahara | 0.07 |
| श्ेाहरा | seahara | 0.07 |
| शाएरा | sa'era | 0.07 |
| Sahara in the Arabic language | ||
| صحارى | shary | - |
| ساهرا | sahra | - |
| صحراء | shra | - |
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