Scar Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
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.
Scar Demographics
Average Male Scar Height
176.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarr | 89 | 2,544 | / |
| Schar | 89 | 875 | / |
| Scard | 89 | 437 | / |
| Scare | 89 | 127 | / |
| Scarp | 89 | 114 | / |
| Scart | 89 | 59 | / |
| Scear | 89 | 39 | / |
| Scaar | 89 | 14 | / |
| Scarz | 89 | 4 | / |
| Sckar | 89 | 2 | / |
| Scarì | 89 | 2 | / |
| Scarh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Skcar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sdcar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Åscar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Scsar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Scahr | 89 | 0 | / |
| Scair | 89 | 0 | / |
| Sar | 86 | 58,252 | / |
| Car | 86 | 14,333 | / |
| Schaar | 80 | 6,840 | / |
| Scharr | 80 | 1,473 | / |
| Schear | 80 | 773 | / |
| Schaur | 80 | 264 | / |
| Schair | 80 | 118 | / |
| Scarre | 80 | 67 | / |
| Schcar | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shcarp | 80 | 3 | / |
| Scaire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shcair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shchar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schëar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Szczar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scarph | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scaarp | 80 | 0 | / |
| Stcair | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scharh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Scayre | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sarr | 75 | 339,406 | / |
| Carr | 75 | 251,171 | / |
| Saar | 75 | 14,759 | / |
| Saur | 75 | 8,463 | / |
| Sair | 75 | 4,785 | / |
| Sahr | 75 | 4,188 | / |
| Sear | 75 | 3,889 | / |
| Skar | 75 | 2,043 | / |
| Saïr | 75 | 1,542 | / |
| Sarh | 75 | 608 | / |
| Sgar | 75 | 94 | / |
| Caar | 75 | 55 | / |
| Saár | 75 | 50 | / |
| Scor | 75 | 43 | / |
| Sqar | 75 | 39 | / |
| Hsar | 75 | 31 | / |
| Carh | 75 | 27 | / |
| Caër | 75 | 12 | / |
| Zsar | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tcar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Carì | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dcar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hcar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schkair | 73 | 32 | / |
| Schahar | 73 | 6 | / |
| Scarova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Stchair | 73 | 2 | / |
| Schearr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Stcaarr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schaurr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Scahart | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schaarr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sahar | 67 | 44,443 | / |
| Skaar | 67 | 3,680 | / |
| Schor | 67 | 3,005 | / |
| Skare | 67 | 1,553 | / |
| Score | 67 | 1,206 | / |
| Sahur | 67 | 774 | / |
| Searh | 67 | 719 | / |
| Shkar | 67 | 411 | / |
| Sairh | 67 | 377 | / |
| Sahyr | 67 | 254 | / |
| Skaur | 67 | 226 | / |
| Skarr | 67 | 211 | / |
| Scour | 67 | 153 | / |
| Sayrh | 67 | 136 | / |
| Squar | 67 | 99 | / |
| Carrh | 67 | 73 | / |
| Skair | 67 | 69 | / |
| Hsair | 67 | 54 | / |
| Scorr | 67 | 44 | / |
| Scort | 67 | 34 | / |
| Skhar | 67 | 29 | / |
| Saair | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sa'ar | 67 | 21 | / |
| Scord | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sahrh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Schór | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sgair | 67 | 15 | / |
| Skarz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Scoor | 67 | 14 | / |
| Scorp | 67 | 12 | / |
| Skarå | 67 | 10 | / |
| S'Kar | 67 | 9 | / |
| Searr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Scuor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Åskar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Skarø | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sauër | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saarh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Carrì | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sgaur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saaar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saarr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sarrr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sqare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caarr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shcor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dcarr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xczar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scorz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Øzcar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsgar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sqair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sızar | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Sar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cairr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cearr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carrë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carrė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sqgar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saihr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Skahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsarh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saurr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sccor | 67 | 0 | / |
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