Şakar Surname
Approximately 23,212 people bear this surname
Şakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 23,187 | 1:3,356 | 474 |
| Northern Cyprus | 17 | 1:18,765 | 4,655 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Sakar (8,064) & Sakař (126) are calculated separately.
Şakar (2,513) may also be a first name.
Şakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Şakar is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Sakar or Sakař. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şakar? popularity and diffusion
Şakar is the 23,354th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 313,956 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Şakar live; 89 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 147,188th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 2,513 people.
The surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 23,187 people, or 1 in 3,356. In Turkey Şakar is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside, Mersin Province, where 5 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey Şakar occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Şakar
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