Scholar Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Scholar Surname Definition:

This surname occurs in Encyc. Herald.

Scholar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4561:794,86661,363
Australia1501:179,97118,195
England1031:540,95233,556
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
India381:20,185,931296,209
Antigua and Barbuda321:3,099465
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
China151:91,154,7714,767
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Saint Lucia91:19,8651,494
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Scholar (6,791) may also be a first name.

Scholar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname occurs in Encyc. Herald.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Scholar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Scholar occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scholar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Scholar is the 383,720th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,861,430 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Scholar are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Scholar is also the 79,143rd most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 6,791 people.

The surname Scholar is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 456 people, or 1 in 794,866. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 27 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Scholar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scholar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Scholar surname grew 1,689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scholar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scholar last name are 0.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Scholar earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.33% more than the national average, earning $50,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.15% less than the national average, earning $35,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schollar93281/
Schoolar93260/
Scholart9346/
Schoular9336/
Sdcholar931/
Scholgar931/
Scholare930/
Sholar922,240/
Scolar9285/
Cholar9255/
Schollard88113/
Schollart8812/
Schoullar881/
Schoollar880/
Scoular861,515/
Chollar86117/
Shollar86115/
Scollar8633/
Schelar8617/
Schalar8612/
Shoular8610/
Scolear863/
Sholatr862/
Cholare861/
Chholar861/
Sholare861/
Sholyar861/
Choular861/
Shoolar860/
Solar8325,537/
Schollaart82171/
Scholleart822/
Schollardt821/
Schoolaart821/
Schollaurt821/
Schouler80462/
Scoullar80460/
Scheelar80181/
Schallar8026/
Shoolyar8022/
Sholaare803/
Choulare801/
Choulhar801/
Schollor801/
Scholour801/
Shchalar801/
Schoyler800/
Schoolor800/
Schollaardt78179/
Schollarová786/
Schollarova781/
Shelar77130,135/
Solarz774,595/
Chalar772,021/
Soliar771,573/
Shalar771,478/
Sotlar77679/
Solyar77441/
Soylar77433/
Solart77278/
Solare77217/
Sollar77160/
Solard7776/
Soular7775/
Szolar7760/
Cehlar7743/
Solaur7727/
Solgar7725/
Solair7713/
Solear7711/
Solaar777/
Sahlar776/
Scalar775/
Sohlar773/
Sehlar772/
Sholor771/
Solhar771/
Cholor771/
Schouleur7542/
Schalaire7525/
Choulhard751/
Schalhart751/
Schallart750/
Soulard716,933/
Chalard711,673/
Shalgar71412/
Challar71319/
Schallhart71201/
Shellar71166/
Solaire71161/
Sheelar71149/
Chalare71144/
Szollar71115/
Shaliar7178/
Shallar7170/
Chalart7157/
Sollart7147/
Solarth7139/
Sollard7127/
Soliard7125/
Shaelar7118/
Chalaar7114/
Shelaar7113/
Sollare7111/
Shalare7110/
Solhart7110/
Sholour718/
Soulare716/
Chalhar715/
Solaare713/
Shelarr712/
Shelhar712/
Chaular712/
Sahalar712/
Chaalar712/
Chaslar712/
Cholour711/
Solahar711/
Solhare711/
Shatlar711/
Shaular711/
Shalair711/
Shaalar711/
Shalarr711/
Chatlar711/
Solhard711/
Sollear711/
Chuolor711/
Soulart711/
Sollarz711/
Solaure711/
Shalard711/
Soullar711/
Sahlyar711/
Szolarz711/
Chalarz711/
Chahlar711/
Shahlar711/
Shalyar711/
Shalhar711/
Scoulor710/
Scallar710/
Solarre710/
Soularr710/
Schalor710/
Sheular710/
Salar6730,260/
Selar677,469/
Soullard671,373/
Šolar67735/
Solár67568/
Solarová67473/
Solař67405/
Shallard67245/
Solliard67233/
Solarova67157/
Zolar67153/
Challard67143/
Chalaire67108/
Soulaire6787/
Solor6776/
Chaleard6765/
Souliard6762/
Sollhart6749/
Chhalare6725/
Challare6723/
Scheleur6719/
Chaslard6714/
Sollhard679/
Chhallar678/
Solyarzh677/
Chaulard676/
Sahatlar676/
Sollaart673/
Shalahar672/
Schallor672/
Chaulare672/
Scheleir672/
Chalhare671/
Challear671/
Scheelor671/
Stcalair671/
Choollor671/
Chuollor671/
Solhardt671/
Soliaire671/
Shahhlar671/
Shahlyar671/
Shouleur671/
Sehlhaar671/
Choloure671/
Chalausr671/
Çolar671/
Shaalyar671/
Shalliar670/
Shallart670/

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