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

The last name Sakar (Bengali: সরকার, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻛﺎﺭ, Hindi: साकर, Marathi: सकर, Oriya: ସାକର, Russian: Сакар) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Şakar or Sakař. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 62,260^th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 903,714 people. Sakar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Sakar are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sakar is also the 43,944^th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 16,261 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 5,094 people, or 1 in 150,582. In India Sakar is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 64 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent live and West Bengal, where 8 percent live. Not including India this surname is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 6 percent live and Morocco, where 5 percent live.

Sakar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sakar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.27% being registered with the 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.