Sanzhar Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Sanzhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanzhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan2321:76,2189,008
Ukraine661:689,73872,622
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Kyrgyzstan341:175,66618,099
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Sanzhar (86,106) may also be a first name.

Sanzhar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sanzhar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sanzhar (Russian: Санжар) is more frequently found in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanzhar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 745,450th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname Sanzhar is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Sanzhar live; 68 percent live in Central Asia and 68 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Sanzhar is also the 11,616th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 86,106 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 76,218. In Kazakhstan it is most numerous in: Almaty, where 35 percent live, Kyzylorda Region, where 15 percent live and South Kazakhstan Region, where 15 percent live. Outside of Kazakhstan this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 12 percent live.

Sanzhar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sanzhar are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanzhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanzhar in the Russian language
Санжарsanzar-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sanzhar
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