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

The surname Sakar (Bengali: সরকার, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻛﺎﺭ, Hindi: साकर, Marathi: सकर, Oriya: ସାକର, Russian: Сакар) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Şakar or Sakař. Click here for further possible spellings of Sakar.

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

The last name is the 62,260^th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 903,714 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Sakar live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 43,944^th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 16,261 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 5,094 people, or 1 in 150,582. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 64 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent live and West Bengal, where 8 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 6 percent live and Morocco, where 5 percent live.

Sakar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sakar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sakar last name grew 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sakar Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Sakar last name are 24.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Sakar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 24.6% less than the national average, earning 260,957 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.25% less than the national average, earning $35,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.34% less than the national average, earning $42,557 CAD per year.