Shahar Surname
Approximately 13,231 people bear this surname
Shahar Surname User-submission:
The Shahar surname means 'dawn', denoting the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.
Shahar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 7,649 | 1:1,119 | 76 |
| Iran | 2,896 | 1:26,513 | 3,280 |
| Malaysia | 1,313 | 1:22,463 | 2,056 |
| India | 404 | 1:1,898,677 | 66,232 |
| United States | 288 | 1:1,258,538 | 88,794 |
| Pakistan | 246 | 1:726,195 | 10,760 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Shahar (51,169) may also be a first name.
Shahar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Shahar surname means 'dawn', denoting the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.
- sigalThe Shahar surname means 'dawn of the day' in Hebrew. It was the name of a Canaanite god of dawn.
- ilan.sinaiShahar Demographics
Average Male Shahar Height
175.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Shahar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahar (Arabic: شحر, Bengali: শহর, Hindi: शहर, Marathi: शहर, Oriya: ଶହର) is most common in Israel. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Shahar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 39,666th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 550,793 people. Shahar is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shahar are found; 59 percent are found in West Asia and 58 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Shahar is also the 18,154th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 51,169 people.
The surname Shahar is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 7,649 people, or 1 in 1,119. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 31 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 17 percent reside and Northern District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Israel it is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 22 percent reside and Malaysia, where 10 percent reside.
Shahar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shahar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shahar last name rose 5,760 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Shahar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shahar last name is primarily Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Shahar surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Shahar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 363.24% more than the national average, earning R 1,100,840 per year; in United States they earn 66.84% more than the national average, earning $71,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $56,922 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahar in the Hindi language | ||
| शहर | sahara | 98.25 |
| शाहर | sahara | 1.06 |
| शहार | sahara | 0.33 |
| शाहार | sahara | 0.04 |
| सहर | sahara | 0.04 |
| श्ाहर | sahara | 0.02 |
| श्हर | shara | 0.02 |
| शहरा | sahara | 0.02 |
| शहेर | sahera | 0.02 |
| Shahar in the Bengali language | ||
| শহর | sahara | 87.5 |
| শাহার | sahara | 12.5 |
| Shahar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶହର | sahara | 85.71 |
| ସହର | sahara | 14.29 |
| Shahar in the Marathi language | ||
| शहर | sahara | 53.06 |
| शहार | sahara | 32.65 |
| शाहर | sahara | 14.29 |
| Shahar in the Arabic language | ||
| شحر | shhr | - |
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