Sugar Surname
Approximately 10,990 people bear this surname
Sugar Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Sigher'; v. Sayer and Seager.
Robert Sulgar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Sulgar, 1379: ibid.
Jane wyf to Sugero, filio Hemoney Copledale: Visitation of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameSugar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,450 | 1:147,942 | 15,256 |
| Iran | 2,166 | 1:35,449 | 4,187 |
| Mongolia | 1,581 | 1:1,787 | 365 |
| Egypt | 976 | 1:94,196 | 8,120 |
| Saudi Arabia | 596 | 1:51,772 | 7,760 |
| Romania | 487 | 1:41,228 | 5,233 |
| Canada | 428 | 1:86,088 | 9,536 |
| India | 295 | 1:2,600,222 | 81,894 |
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| England | 279 | 1:199,706 | 17,470 |
| Nigeria | 244 | 1:725,995 | 33,220 |
| Zimbabwe | 112 | 1:137,841 | 17,955 |
| Panama | 91 | 1:42,992 | 2,214 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Indonesia | 85 | 1:1,555,873 | 103,724 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Hungary | 43 | 1:228,286 | 18,658 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| China | 36 | 1:37,981,155 | 2,028 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Italy | 29 | 1:2,108,851 | 90,314 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Greece | 6 | 1:1,846,632 | 89,049 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 81 | 1:300,930 | 20,318 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 |
The alternate forms: Sugár (1,060), Šugar (377), Şugar (88), Sugàr (1), Sùgar (1) & Šugár (160) are calculated separately.
Sugar (26,947) may also be a first name.
Sugar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Sigher'; v. Sayer and Seager.
Robert Sulgar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Sulgar, 1379: ibid.
Jane wyf to Sugero, filio Hemoney Copledale: Visitation of Yorkshire.
Hugh Sugar, Patent Roll, 1 Henry VII.
1609-10. Gregory Sugar, or Suger, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.
1650. Married — John Sugar and Mary Holten: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(English) is doubtless for the Middle English Sulgar, which occurs more than once as a surname in the Yorks Poll-Tax, a.d. 1379 [the second element is Old English gar, a spear: the first element seems to represent Old English sýlla, good] (Anglo-French-East.) a compar. late nickname or trade-name from the article [Middle English suger, French sucre, Span, azúcar (a- for Arab. al, the); Arab, sokkar, sugar]
(English) One who shoed horses; descendant of Sigar or Sigegar (victory, spear).
1. A corruption of Segar. 2. Mr. Ferguson thinks it is a corruption of Anglo-Saxon sigra, a victor.
Sugar Demographics
Average Male Sugar Height
176.54 cm
Average Female Sugar Height
164.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sugar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sugar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sugar (Arabic: سكرَ, Hindi: सुगर, Marathi: सुगर, Oriya: ସୁଗର) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Sugár, Šugar, Şugar, Sugàr, Sùgar or Šugár. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sugar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sugar is the 47,127th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 663,107 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of Sugar reside; 25 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sugar is also the 30,245th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 26,947 people.
Sugar is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,450 people, or 1 in 147,942. In The United States Sugar is mostly concentrated in: California, where 15 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 110 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent live and Mongolia, where 14 percent live.
Sugar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sugar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sugar last name grew 1,376 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 344 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sugar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Sugar last name are 3.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.56% registered with the political party.
The amount Sugar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 45.23% more than the national average, earning 502,615 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.43% more than the national average, earning $52,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.1% more than the national average, earning $81,031 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sugar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar in the Hindi language | ||
| सुगर | sugara | 98.3 |
| सूगर | sugara | 0.61 |
| सुगार | sugara | 0.38 |
| सुगड | sugada | 0.14 |
| सुग्गा | sugga | 0.05 |
| सुगा्र | sugara | 0.05 |
| शुगर | sugara | 0.05 |
| Sugar in the Marathi language | ||
| सुगर | sugara | 81.94 |
| सुगार | sugara | 12.5 |
| सुतार | sutara | 2.78 |
| सागर | sagara | 1.39 |
| सूगर | sugara | 1.39 |
| Sugar in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁଗର | sugara | 46.67 |
| ସୁଗାର | sugara | 26.67 |
| ଶୁଗର | sugara | 13.33 |
| ଶୁଗାର | sugara | 6.67 |
| ସୁଗାଡ | sugada | 6.67 |
| Sugar in the Arabic language | ||
| سكرَ | skra | - |
| سوغر | swghr | - |
| سكرْ | skr | - |
| سكرّ | skr | - |
| سكّر | skr | - |
| السكر | alskr | - |
| سُكر | sukr | - |
| سكرا | skra | - |
| سكر | skr | - |
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