Shaar Surname
Approximately 6,191 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameShaar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2,306 | 1:13,381 | 1,857 |
| Israel | 1,491 | 1:5,740 | 870 |
| United States | 536 | 1:676,229 | 53,846 |
| Lebanon | 452 | 1:12,471 | 1,780 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Jordan | 156 | 1:56,682 | 5,375 |
| Yemen | 153 | 1:172,714 | 8,042 |
| Syria | 137 | 1:140,883 | 3,661 |
| United Arab Emirates | 108 | 1:84,836 | 7,825 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Pakistan | 72 | 1:2,481,165 | 21,781 |
| Malaysia | 69 | 1:427,453 | 22,065 |
| Palestine | 66 | 1:68,922 | 5,943 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
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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Average Shaar Salary in
United States
$37,891 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Shaar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶଅର | sa'ara | - |
| Shaar in the Hindi language | ||
| शअर | sa'ara | 50 |
| शाार | saara | 50 |
| Shaar in the Russian language | ||
| Шаар | saar | - |
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Footnotes
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