Shaar Surname

78,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Israel

Shaar Surname User-submission:

Shaar is an Arabic surname, which comes from a profession of gathering animals fur, mostly from camels or sheeps. شعار it's taken from the word شعر, which means 'hair' (it's called on the people who work or worked in the past in camel and sheep fur trading industry).

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Shaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2,3061:13,3811,857
Israel1,4911:5,740870
United States5361:676,22953,846
Lebanon4521:12,4711,780
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Jordan1561:56,6825,375
Yemen1531:172,7148,042
Syria1371:140,8833,661
United Arab Emirates1081:84,8367,825
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Pakistan721:2,481,16521,781
Malaysia691:427,45322,065
Palestine661:68,9225,943
Canada601:614,09350,489
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Mexico331:3,761,40025,486
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
England81:6,964,757184,742
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
France41:16,605,680368,153
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
China41:341,830,39216,990
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Shaar (661) may also be a first name.

Shaar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shaar is an Arabic surname, which comes from a profession of gathering animals fur, mostly from camels or sheeps. شعار it's taken from the word شعر, which means 'hair' (it's called on the people who work or worked in the past in camel and sheep fur trading industry).

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Shaar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shaar (Hindi: शअर, Oriya: ଶଅର, Russian: Шаар) is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shaar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shaar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 78,872nd most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,177,119 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Shaar live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 43 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Shaar is also the 322,851st most widespread forename in the world It is held by 661 people.

The surname Shaar is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 2,306 people, or 1 in 13,381. Outside of Saudi Arabia it is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Shaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shaar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shaar last name grew 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shaar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Sunni (63%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Shaar are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Shaar earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.19% less than the national average, earning $37,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.49% less than the national average, earning $41,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahar9113,231/
Schaar916,840/
Shaair91901/
Sahaar9170/
Shaare9118/
Sha'ar9117/
Shaarh913/
Shaarp912/
Shaard912/
Shaarz911/
Shaarr910/
Shar8955,256/
Saar8914,759/
Schaare83914/
Sahahar83205/
Shaaaar83191/
Schaard8335/
Sahaare8310/
Schahar836/
Shahair836/
Schaarz831/
Shhaare831/
Shaahar831/
Sha'air831/
Shahahr831/
Schaarp830/
Shaharr830/
Schaarr830/
Sharp80169,075/
Sahar8044,443/
Shair8033,536/
Share8010,802/
Shear806,188/
Chaar804,965/
Shahr803,760/
Shhar802,590/
Saard801,471/
Sharr801,133/
Schar80875/
Sağar80870/
Saare80853/
Shard80703/
Saart80404/
Shart80345/
Sharh80120/
Shaur80115/
Saair8025/
Shajr8023/
Sa'ar8021/
Sharz8019/
Shayr8011/
Shatr809/
S'Har808/
Shgar808/
Szaar806/
Sjaar804/
Saarh803/
Saaar803/
Saarr802/
Sshar802/
Saatr802/
Siaar801/
Saahr801/
Shaïr801/
Sgaar801/
Szhar801/
Hzaar801/
Schaardt77148/
Shahaare7711/
Shaahair772/
Schaarpf771/
Shshahar771/
Shaahare771/
Sar7558,252/
Sheard738,037/
Scharr731,473/
Scharp73839/
Schear73773/
Sheare73716/
Chaair73586/
Sharhe73273/
Schaur73264/
Shahur73245/
Shaire73213/
Chaare73129/
Schair73118/
Shhare7396/
Shardt7394/
Chaatr7383/
Shaird7372/
Scharz7372/
Shairp7361/
Sahair7352/
Saharh7348/
Sharpf7337/
Sharpp7330/
Sjaair7324/
Saahar7319/
Shaure7318/
Sharre7310/
Shayre739/
Shairh737/
Saharr737/
Shgair736/
Jsharp734/
Sahaur734/
Sharph734/
Saarre734/
Shahyr734/
Sa'air734/
Chaaar734/
Shairt733/
Shahrh733/
Shairr733/
Shatër733/
Shartt732/
Sharrp732/
Shaurt732/
Shairz732/
Saayre731/
Saaire731/
Schatr731/
Shsgar731/
Shharp731/
Shhear731/
Shasre731/
Sgaair731/
Sheart731/
Sharhz731/
Sharær731/
Shchar731/
Shearz731/
Schëar731/
Saartt731/
Shgahr731/
Shhart731/
Sheahr731/
Shaihr731/
Shahrz731/
Shahtr731/
Sharhp731/
Sgahar731/
Shearh730/
Sheaur730/
Ssharp730/
Shauyr730/
Scharh730/
Shearr730/
Sharrh730/
Shearp730/
Shaharova7197/
Sarr67339,406/
Sare6752,873/
Char6730,581/
Sharova6725,130/
Shor679,537/
Saur678,463/
Sarp675,644/
Schardt675,268/
Siar675,004/
Sair674,785/
Zaar674,362/
Sahr674,188/
Sear673,889/
Scharpf672,840/
Sohr671,612/
Saïr671,542/
Sart671,483/
Sard671,249/
Sarh67608/
Saaharh67443/
Chahaar67199/
Szar67189/
Sgar6794/
Scharth6765/
Satr6765/
Saár6750/
Scharpp6732/
Hsar6731/
Sarı6723/
Sajr6721/
Schartt6720/
Sasr6716/
Hzar6714/
Sayr6713/
Sarz6712/
Saarová6711/
Schasre6710/
Shaggir679/
Chaharz679/
Chaaire678/
Scheard678/
Saahare676/
Sjar676/
Chhahar675/
Sharowa674/
Saarova674/
Scheare672/
Chaahar672/
Saharre671/
Hsahare671/
Schaure671/
Schearr671/
Shshare671/
Shearre671/
Šaar671/
Xhar671/
Xaar671/
Schayre671/
Shaurre671/
Ssar671/
Sxar671/
Jsar671/
Hxar671/
Schaurp670/
Schaurr670/

Shaar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shaar in the Oriya language
ଶଅରsa'ara-
Shaar in the Hindi language
शअरsa'ara50
शाारsaara50
Shaar in the Russian language
Шаарsaar-

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