Şahlar Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Şahlar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şahlar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey561:1,389,66855,875
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Sahlar (6) are calculated separately.

Şahlar (3,329) may also be a first name.

Şahlar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Şahlar is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Sahlar. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Şahlar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,555,468th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Şahlar reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 123,791st most commonly used first name globally, borne by 3,329 people.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 1,389,668. In Turkey Şahlar is most prevalent in: Adana Province, where 45 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 20 percent reside and Van Province, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahlar946/
Şalar9139/
Şahlarova80131/
Sahalar772/
Shahlar771/
Chahlar771/
Sahlyar771/
Zahllar770/
Salar7330,260/
Çalar734,281/
Zalar732,063/
Xalar733/
Sahatlar716/
Sahailar711/
Shahhlar711/
Shahlyar711/
Shelar67130,135/
Salgar6713,345/
Sholar672,240/
Chalar672,021/
Shalar671,478/
Salaar671,256/
Salğar67957/
Salare67950/
Çaylar67936/
Sağlar67788/
Salard67396/
Zalarh67307/
Saylar67295/
Zallar67265/
Çallar67234/
Sallar67224/
Sailar67157/
Salart6791/
Salhar6774/
Salaur6764/
Cholar6755/
Cehlar6743/
Salarh6741/
Salyar6721/
Zaliar6718/
Saliar6717/
Şalyarova6715/
Saalar6714/
Zaylar6712/
Salarz6711/
Salair677/
Satlar677/
Sohlar673/
Saular673/
Sehlar672/
Zalair672/
Sahalahar671/
Salear671/
Salajr671/
Hsalar671/
Hselar671/
Zalaar671/
Sahlarova671/
Salarp671/
Salasr671/
Salatr671/
Szalar671/
Sialar671/
Zalhar671/
Zalear671/
Sealar670/
Sahlor670/

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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 Şahlar
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