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

Sara (Arabic: صرع, Bengali: সারা, Dhivehi: ީ‫ސާރާ, Georgian: სარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﺭﻩ, Hindi: सारा, Marathi: सारा, Oriya: ସାରା, Tibetan: ས་ར་) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as: Sára, Šara, Sará, Sarà, Şara, Sära or Šára. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 3,166^th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,936 people. The last name Sara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Sara reside; 34 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 108^th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,765,306 people.

Sara is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 59,240 people, or 1 in 1,647. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname is found in 164 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 7 percent reside.

Sara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sara last name grew 5,652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Jewish (33%) in Lebanon, Christian (83%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Sara last name are 0.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning €30,027 per year; in Norway they earn 23.1% less than the national average, earning 266,137 kr per year; in Peru they earn 27.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,624 per year; in South Africa they earn 45.39% less than the national average, earning R 129,780 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.99% less than the national average, earning $17,028,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning $41,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning $47,998 CAD per year.