Sugar Surname

47,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mongolia

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.

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Sugar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4501:147,94215,256
Iran2,1661:35,4494,187
Mongolia1,5811:1,787365
Egypt9761:94,1968,120
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Romania4871:41,2285,233
Canada4281:86,0889,536
India2951:2,600,22281,894
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
England2791:199,70617,470
Nigeria2441:725,99533,220
Zimbabwe1121:137,84117,955
Panama911:42,9922,214
Australia851:317,59627,389
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Hungary431:228,28618,658
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
China361:37,981,1552,028
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Wales301:103,1518,167
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
France211:3,162,987209,042
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Norway121:428,52437,411
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who shoed horses; descendant of Sigar or Sigegar (victory, spear).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. A corruption of Segar. 2. Mr. Ferguson thinks it is a corruption of Anglo-Saxon sigra, a victor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sugár931,060/
Šugar93377/
Şugar9388/
Sugàr931/
Sùgar931/
Sughar911,192/
Saugar911,034/
Shugar91982/
Sungar91774/
Sougar91586/
Sugair91574/
Sugare91275/
Sugarh9181/
Sugart9129/
Suggar9122/
Seugar919/
Suegar915/
Sugaar913/
Sugard912/
Sugarr912/
Siugar911/
Suugar911/
Suygar911/
Šugár87160/
Shugart833,248/
Schugar8394/
Shugard8359/
Sunghar8355/
Sughair8341/
Shugare8329/
Saungar8326/
Szuggar8323/
Sougare8310/
Shugair838/
Sughare837/
Shugaar837/
Suighar836/
Sunggar836/
Sugharh835/
Shugarr834/
Sugghar834/
Sughart833/
Shughar833/
Soungar833/
Sugahar832/
Shougar832/
Suggart831/
Sheugar831/
Sugaare831/
Suigart831/
Suygart831/
Sughaar831/
Sungaur831/
Sukgard831/
Seugard830/
Shuggar830/
Jugar801,105/
Zugar80489/
Sogar80372/
Sugor8019/
Cugar8010/
Shughart77677/
Susgaard77126/
Schugart7794/
Schugard7714/
Sausgard778/
Soughair776/
Shuugart773/
Saugarth771/
Shugaare771/
Shugaurd771/
Shuggart771/
Shaugare771/
Shaugart771/
Sughahar771/
Shchugar771/
Sougaard771/
Sugahare771/
Sugarová771/
Shunghar771/
Saugaard771/
Schugair771/
Shugardt770/
Shogar735,473/
Zugare734,101/
Zougar731,780/
Chugar73287/
Zughar73105/
Jaugar73100/
Zuegar7387/
Zhugar7361/
Jugare7355/
Soghar7355/
Shigar7338/
Sugoor7335/
Jujgar7331/
Jugard7313/
Zungar7312/
Sungor7312/
Zugair7312/
Soggar7312/
Zugart738/
Çungar738/
Juggar735/
Sogair735/
Caugar734/
Sougor734/
Shugor732/
Jusgar732/
Juigar731/
Jhugar731/
Soogar731/
Zuhgar731/
Jougar731/
Jugarp731/
Zeugar731/
Sukgor731/
Jughar731/
Jugaur730/
Saugor730/
Ssigar730/
Shugarova71201/
Schughart7185/
Suusgaard7123/
Schaugard711/
Shugahyrt711/
Shougaard711/
D'Schugar711/
Shugghart710/
Schugaard710/
Zouggar674,260/
Sougour671,928/
Chougar67702/
Shogair67278/
Zougarh67275/
Schougaard67238/
Schaugaard67194/
Zuehgar6772/
Sungour6744/
Sunghor6738/
Jughard6727/
Zuygart6718/
Schuighart679/
Zaugare678/
Jughare677/
Chugare677/
Sugheir676/
Soughor676/
Chhugar675/
Sigahar675/
Sooghar673/
Chuggar673/
Zoughar673/
Zougare673/
Shoghar673/
Shugort672/
Schauggard672/
Zughare672/
Soghair672/
Schigar671/
Jougard671/
Jugahar671/
Chugart671/
Zuugare671/
Zougart671/
Zhugare671/
Shugore671/
Shungor671/
Zughair671/
Soogare671/
Sougore671/
Sogharr671/
Shokgar671/
Djougar671/
Zougaar671/
Shigair671/
Jughart670/

Sugar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sugar in the Hindi language
सुगरsugara98.3
सूगरsugara0.61
सुगारsugara0.38
सुगडsugada0.14
सुग्गाsugga0.05
सुगा्रsugara0.05
शुगरsugara0.05
Sugar in the Marathi language
सुगरsugara81.94
सुगारsugara12.5
सुतारsutara2.78
सागरsagara1.39
सूगरsugara1.39
Sugar in the Oriya language
ସୁଗରsugara46.67
ସୁଗାରsugara26.67
ଶୁଗରsugara13.33
ଶୁଗାରsugara6.67
ସୁଗାଡsugada6.67
Sugar in the Arabic language
سكرَskra-
سوغرswghr-
سكرْskr-
سكرّskr-
سكّرskr-
السكرalskr-
سُكرsukr-
سكراskra-
سكرskr-

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