Zar Surname

2,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Zar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar176,4691:29460
Pakistan23,6831:7,543613
Afghanistan11,1121:2,894304
Iran5,7521:13,3491,777
United States7831:462,91139,479
Algeria5171:74,72311,933
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Turkey4231:183,97513,824
Indonesia3381:391,27033,300
Liberia3231:13,6491,446
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Singapore2271:24,263950
Argentina2011:212,65417,530
Israel1951:43,8855,918
Thailand1591:444,26677,821
United Arab Emirates1581:57,9895,595
Mauritania1501:27,2992,305
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
England1021:546,25533,762
India1021:7,520,249162,050
Kyrgyzstan971:61,5748,475
Malaysia881:335,16217,995
Qatar721:32,7503,419
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
Australia381:710,41347,396
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
France161:4,151,420237,746
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
China51:273,464,31313,838
Oman41:921,9937,313
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Zár (1) & Žár (4) are calculated separately.

Zar (235,394) may also be a first name.

Zar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zar (Arabic: زر, Bengali: ঝার, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﺍﺭ, Hindi: जर) is most common in Myanmar. It can also be found in the variant forms: Zár or Žár. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,486th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,744 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Zar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Burmo-Asia. Zar is also the 4,449th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 235,394 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Myanmar, where it is held by 176,469 people, or 1 in 294. Aside from Myanmar it occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 11 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 5 percent reside.

Zar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zar last name rose 2,373 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Zar surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zar last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Zar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 105.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,830 per year; in South Africa they earn 43% more than the national average, earning R 339,828 per year; in United States they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $48,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.65% less than the national average, earning $34,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zár891/
Zare86259,917/
Zair8616,190/
Zear869,953/
Zard866,549/
Zhar864,732/
Ziar864,657/
Zaar864,362/
Zahr863,918/
Zarr861,588/
Zart861,566/
Czar861,044/
Zaur86667/
Zarp86347/
Zarh86242/
Zgar86239/
Szar86189/
Tzar86146/
Dzar86110/
Zayr8638/
Hzar8614/
Jzar8611/
Zsar867/
Zarz865/
Zasr865/
Zaïr864/
Zajr864/
Rzar862/
Zjar861/
Zxar861/
Žár784/
Zahar7517,131/
Zaire752,577/
Zahur752,063/
Zaure75515/
Zarre75233/
Zairh75205/
Tzhar7570/
Ziaar7567/
Zharh7539/
Hzair7532/
Zeare7531/
Zhair7527/
Zartt7524/
Zahrh7524/
Zhare7520/
Zahár7520/
Dzaar7515/
Hzarh7515/
Dzair7513/
Szaur7513/
Tzarh7512/
Zhhar7511/
Zaïre7510/
Zaihr759/
Zaaar759/
Zharp758/
Zayre758/
Zaarh758/
Szare757/
Zaare757/
Szaar756/
Zaair755/
Szarz755/
Ziarh755/
Zaitr754/
Szard754/
Zarhs753/
Szart753/
Zhaar753/
Zearr752/
Zeatr752/
Zarht752/
Zaahr752/
Hzhar752/
Zgair752/
Dzhar752/
Zarhe752/
Rzhar751/
Zharr751/
Zajre751/
Zaarz751/
Zeart751/
Jzard751/
Zauhr751/
Czarr751/
Czaar751/
Ziayr751/
Dzayr751/
Dzart751/
Zardh751/
Tzaar751/
Tzare751/
Zarrh751/
Zaîre751/
Zchar751/
Zahyr751/
Z'Har751/
Øzcar751/
Zsgar751/
Zzair751/
Sızar751/
Dzarh751/
Za're751/
Zaatr751/
Szhar751/
Zahrr751/
Zeard751/
Hzaar751/
Zhart750/
Zardt750/
Zaarr750/
Sar6758,252/
Zor6715,262/
Car6714,333/
Jar6710,003/
Şar674,218/
Xar672,300/
Çar671,988/
Zarova67479/
Čar67129/
Zahair6753/
Czahar6734/
Zahart6720/
Šar6718/
Zaheir6718/
Dzahar6714/
Zharrh6711/
Zahaar6710/
Zahrdh679/
Zarowa679/
Zaahar678/
Zarová677/
Tzahar676/
Zahaur676/
Ćar676/
Zaharh675/
Dzaire673/
Dzhair672/
Zhauyr672/
Zharhe671/
Z'Aure671/
Strzar671/
Zauour671/
Tzhair671/
Zharth671/
Zahhur671/
Zaahre671/
Ţar671/
Zzahar671/
Szczar671/
Dzhgar671/
Czarth671/
Tzahrh671/
Zaharz671/
Zahrre671/
Zhahar671/

Zar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zar in the Bengali language
ঝারjhara-
Zar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺯﺍﺭzar98.18
ﺯﺍﺭﻩzarh1.82
Zar in the Hindi language
जरjara46.67
ज़रzara33.33
ज़रzara13.33
ज़ारzara6.67
Zar in the Arabic language
زرzr-
زارzar-
عزرzr-
زيرzyr-
ظهرzhr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zar
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