Şahar Surname
Approximately 923 people bear this surname
Şahar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 922 | 1:84,405 | 7,644 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
The alternate forms: Sahar (44,443) are calculated separately.
Şahar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şahar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Şahar is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sahar. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Şahar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 385,006th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Şahar are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 922 people, or 1 in 84,405. In Turkey Şahar is most numerous in: Van Province, where 40 percent are found, Bolu Province, where 8 percent are found and Kayseri Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Turkey Şahar exists in one country. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahar | 93 | 44,443 | / |
| Şar | 75 | 4,218 | / |
| Shahar | 73 | 13,231 | / |
| Sahaar | 73 | 70 | / |
| Sahair | 73 | 52 | / |
| Saharh | 73 | 48 | / |
| Saahar | 73 | 19 | / |
| Saharr | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sahaur | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sgahar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zzahar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shar | 67 | 55,256 | / |
| Char | 67 | 30,581 | / |
| Saar | 67 | 14,759 | / |
| Zaar | 67 | 4,362 | / |
| Sahr | 67 | 4,188 | / |
| Şair | 67 | 462 | / |
| Saaharh | 67 | 443 | / |
| Sahahar | 67 | 205 | / |
| Chahaar | 67 | 199 | / |
| Hsar | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hzar | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sahaare | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chaharz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Saahare | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shahair | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schahar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chhahar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaahar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saharre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsahare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hxar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaahair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaahar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xhar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaharr | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Şahar
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