Shaar Surname
Approximately 6,191 people bear this surname
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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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| 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
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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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Where Does The Last Name Shaar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaar (Hindi: शअर, Oriya: ଶଅର, Russian: Шаар) has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 78,872nd most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,177,119 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Shaar are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Shaar is also the 322,851st most prevalent given name globally, held by 661 people.
The last name is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 2,306 people, or 1 in 13,381. Other than Saudi Arabia it occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Shaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shaar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shaar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Sunni (63%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Shaar last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for 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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