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 surname Şahar is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Sahar. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şahar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 385,006th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,895,499 people. The surname Şahar occurs predominantly 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.
Şahar is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 922 people, or 1 in 84,405. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Van Province, where 40 percent live, Bolu Province, where 8 percent live and Kayseri Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Turkey it occurs in one country. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 0 percent live.
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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