Shkar Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2851:269,41219,820
India721:10,653,686201,049
Ukraine221:2,069,213143,711
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shkar (378) may also be a first name.

Shkar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shkar (Hindi: शकर, Marathi: शंकर, Russian: Шкар) is found most frequently in Iran. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shkar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 712,393rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Shkar reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shkar is also the 446,161st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 378 people.

The last name Shkar is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 269,412. In Iran it is primarily found in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 24 percent reside, Fars Province, where 15 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside. Besides Iran this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 18 percent reside and Ukraine, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkair9130/
Shkhar9118/
Shkear913/
Shkaur913/
Shkard912/
Skar892,043/
Schkair8332/
Shkhare835/
Shkhair834/
Shıkhar831/
Shskhar831/
Shshkar831/
Skaar803,680/
Skare801,553/
Skaur80226/
Skarr80211/
Shkor80103/
Skair8069/
Skhar8029/
Skarz8015/
Skarå8010/
S'Kar809/
Åskar806/
Skarø805/
Sckar802/
Skahr801/
Skkar801/
Skcar801/
Skear801/
Shkarova77198/
Shehekar772/
Shqair73605/
Shkoor73489/
Skaare73467/
Skarre7348/
Chkair7345/
Shkour7321/
Skarph7320/
Skahar7319/
Shkeir7317/
Skhair7311/
Chkare739/
Schcar737/
Skeare736/
Shkort736/
Skhare734/
Shcarp733/
Szkarz731/
Shkore731/
Skardå731/
Shqare731/
Skkair731/
Shcair731/
Shkhor731/
Skor67372/
Scar6745/
Sqar6739/
Skattør6721/
Skarova679/
Zkar675/
Skaarød675/
Shkheir674/
Schkoor673/
Shqaire672/
Shkoorr671/
Shhkoor671/
Åsskard671/
Shkkoor671/
Schearr671/
S'Kaire671/
Scahart670/

Shkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shkar in the Marathi language
शंकरsankara60.47
शकरsakara13.95
सहकारsahakara9.3
शकंरsakanra6.98
करkara4.65
हारेhare2.33
Shkar in the Hindi language
शकरsakara38.33
श्करskara25
भाष्करbhaskara16.67
शंकरsankara5
्श्करskara1.67
Shkar in the Russian language
Шкарskar-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shkar
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