Sarr Surname

1,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Sarr Surname Definition:

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Sarr clan. The clan's totem is the camel, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become camel when they die.

Sarr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal291,2801:5010
Gambia19,1131:10124
Mauritania13,0871:31342
Mali5,3561:3,168246
Spain2,3001:20,3272,234
France1,6291:40,7755,099
Morocco1,4651:23,5333,669
United States1,0021:361,73532,234
Guinea6211:19,056442
Gabon5051:3,741657
Ivory Coast4771:48,3673,002
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England2601:214,30018,301
Australia2141:126,14813,799
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Italy1091:561,07153,789
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
Liberia931:47,4044,264
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Iran701:1,096,89349,021
Burkina Faso621:296,0025,313
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Norway581:88,66012,230
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Austria211:405,49741,758
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Congo111:453,55410,703
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Finland91:610,74534,002
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
India61:127,844,230863,365
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Wales51:618,90625,852
China41:341,830,39216,990
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Sarr (1,000) may also be a first name.

Sarr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Sarr clan. The clan's totem is the camel, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become camel when they die.

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Sarr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sarr (Arabic: صرر, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﺭ, Hindi: सार्र, Russian: Сарр) is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarr? popularity and diffusion

Sarr is the 1,604th most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 21,471 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sarr live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sarr is also the 254,461st most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 1,000 people.

It is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is carried by 291,280 people, or 1 in 50. In Senegal Sarr is most common in: Dakar Region, where 24 percent live, Fatick Region, where 17 percent live and Thiès Region, where 17 percent live. Aside from Senegal it exists in 87 countries. It is also found in The Gambia, where 6 percent live and Mauritania, where 4 percent live.

Sarr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sarr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sarr surname expanded 753 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sarr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sarr surname are 34.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Sarr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 81.49% less than the national average, earning €5,558 per year; in Norway they earn 34.8% less than the national average, earning 225,637 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.85% less than the national average, earning R 211,848 per year; in United States they earn 17.34% less than the national average, earning $35,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.8% less than the national average, earning $33,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sarre8912,450/
Scarr892,544/
Sharr891,133/
Searr897/
Sarrd893/
Saarr892/
Sarrr892/
Siarr892/
Sarrt891/
Saurr890/
Sar8658,252/
Scharr801,473/
Saurre8039/
Sharre8010/
Saharr807/
Sairre804/
Saarre804/
Shairr803/
Sharrp802/
Sharær801/
Shearr800/
Sharrh800/
Shaarr800/
Carr75251,171/
Shar7555,256/
Sare7552,873/
Saar7514,759/
Saur758,463/
Sarp755,644/
Siar755,004/
Sair754,785/
Sahr754,188/
Sear753,889/
Zarr751,588/
Saïr751,542/
Sart751,483/
Sard751,249/
Sarh75608/
Jarr75499/
Szar75189/
Sgar7594/
Sorr7573/
Satr7565/
Saár7550/
Scar7545/
Hsar7531/
Sarı7523/
Sajr7521/
Sasr7516/
Sayr7513/
Sarz7512/
Zsar757/
Sjar756/
Ssar751/
Sxar751/
Jsar751/
Sarrowa7311/
Saharre731/
Schearr731/
Shearre731/
Shaurre731/
Shaharr730/
Schaurr730/
Schaarr730/
Sharp67169,075/
Sahar6744,443/
Shair6733,536/
Sağır6727,284/
Sayre6714,989/
Share6710,802/
Saire678,197/
Shaar676,191/
Shear676,188/
Saure674,159/
Shahr673,760/
Shhar672,590/
Jarre672,397/
Saard671,471/
Shorr671,390/
Sorre67928/
Schar67875/
Sağar67870/
Saare67853/
Sahur67774/
Searh67719/
Shard67703/
Seare67545/
Saart67404/
Sairh67377/
Shart67345/
Sathr67262/
Sahyr67254/
Zarre67233/
Seard67223/
Sayrh67136/
Saird67128/
Sharh67120/
Shaur67115/
Seart6795/
Charr6791/
Carrh6773/
Sağir6758/
Hsair6754/
Åsard6745/
Scorr6744/
Scear6739/
Searp6738/
Sjair6737/
Sattr6735/
Saair6725/
Shajr6723/
Sa'ar6721/
Jharr6721/
Åsare6721/
Sourr6719/
Sharz6719/
Sahrh6719/
Jahrr6718/
Sgair6715/
Sardh6715/
Scaar6714/
Szaur6713/
Shayr6711/
Sardt6710/
Shatr679/
Sarhe679/
S'Har678/
Shgar678/
Szare677/
Sasre676/
Sarzz676/
Szaar676/
Seurr675/
Sarph675/
Szarz675/
Sarøe675/
Jarrå675/
Szard674/
Saitr674/
Saurt674/
Sayrd674/
Sjaar674/
Sauër674/
Sasrt674/
Jaarr673/
Sartt673/
Saurd673/
Saarh673/
Carrì673/
Sgaur673/
Szart673/
Saaar673/
Soorr672/
Zearr672/
Caarr672/
Sairz672/
Scarì672/
Sshar672/
Sajrh672/
Saatr672/
Sarzh671/
Saurz671/
Djarr671/
Dcarr671/
Zharr671/
Scarh671/
Siaar671/
Sgiar671/
Ssare671/
Ssgar671/
Saahr671/
Sarhh671/
Hsart671/
Hsare671/
Zarrh671/
Åscar671/
Zsgar671/
Shaïr671/
Sarpø671/
Sardd671/
Sızar671/
D'Sar671/
Cairr671/
Cearr671/
Carrë671/
Carrė671/
Sgaar671/
Seahr671/
Saihr671/
Satrh671/
Szhar671/
Zahrr671/
Hsarh671/
Sausr670/
Sairp670/
Searz670/
Zaarr670/
Scahr670/
Scair670/

Sarr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarr in the Hindi language
सार्रsarra-
Sarr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﺎﺭsar99.3
ﺳﺎﺭsar0.66
ﺻﺎﺭﻩsarh0.03
Sarr in the Russian language
Саррsarr-
Sarr in the Arabic language
صررsrr-

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