Scar Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Scar Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Dweller by a Rock or Cliff [Middle English and Scot. scar(re; Old Norse sker (Dano-Norwegian skjœr), a rock] Beneath a scar.—Burns, ‘A Winter Night,’ 18.

Scar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel141:611,26042,949
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Scar (286) may also be a first name.

Scar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Dweller by a Rock or Cliff [Middle English and Scot. scar(re; Old Norse sker (Dano-Norwegian skjœr), a rock] Beneath a scar.—Burns, ‘A Winter Night,’ 18.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Scar Last Name Facts

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

Scar is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Scar is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Scar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Scar reside; 42 percent reside in West Asia and 31 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Scar is also the 523,065th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 286 people.

This surname is most widely held in Israel, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 611,260. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Jerusalem District, where 64 percent reside, Haifa District, where 29 percent reside and Northern District, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Israel it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 22 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scarr892,544/
Schar89875/
Scard89437/
Scare89127/
Scarp89114/
Scart8959/
Scear8939/
Scaar8914/
Scarz894/
Sckar892/
Scarì892/
Scarh891/
Skcar891/
Sdcar891/
Åscar891/
Scsar891/
Scahr890/
Scair890/
Sar8658,252/
Car8614,333/
Schaar806,840/
Scharr801,473/
Schear80773/
Schaur80264/
Schair80118/
Scarre8067/
Schcar807/
Shcarp803/
Scaire801/
Shcair801/
Shchar801/
Schëar801/
Szczar801/
Scarph800/
Scaarp800/
Stcair800/
Scharh800/
Scayre800/
Sarr75339,406/
Carr75251,171/
Saar7514,759/
Saur758,463/
Sair754,785/
Sahr754,188/
Sear753,889/
Skar752,043/
Saïr751,542/
Sarh75608/
Sgar7594/
Caar7555/
Saár7550/
Scor7543/
Sqar7539/
Hsar7531/
Carh7527/
Caër7512/
Zsar757/
Tcar754/
Carì754/
Dcar751/
Hcar751/
Schkair7332/
Schahar736/
Scarova732/
Stchair732/
Schearr731/
Stcaarr730/
Schaurr730/
Scahart730/
Schaarr730/
Sahar6744,443/
Skaar673,680/
Schor673,005/
Skare671,553/
Score671,206/
Sahur67774/
Searh67719/
Shkar67411/
Sairh67377/
Sahyr67254/
Skaur67226/
Skarr67211/
Scour67153/
Sayrh67136/
Squar6799/
Carrh6773/
Skair6769/
Hsair6754/
Scorr6744/
Scort6734/
Skhar6729/
Saair6725/
Sa'ar6721/
Scord6719/
Sahrh6719/
Schór6717/
Sgair6715/
Skarz6715/
Scoor6714/
Scorp6712/
Skarå6710/
S'Kar679/
Searr677/
Scuor676/
Åskar676/
Skarø675/
Sauër674/
Saarh673/
Carrì673/
Sgaur673/
Saaar673/
Saarr672/
Sarrr672/
Sqare672/
Caarr672/
Shcor672/
Dcarr671/
Xczar671/
Scorz671/
Skear671/
Sgiar671/
Saahr671/
Sarhh671/
Øzcar671/
Zsgar671/
Sqair671/
Sızar671/
D'Sar671/
Cairr671/
Cearr671/
Carrë671/
Carrė671/
Sqgar671/
Skkar671/
Sgaar671/
Seahr671/
Saihr671/
Skahr671/
Cahyr671/
Hsarh671/
Saurr670/
Sccor670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Scar
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