Şar Surname
Approximately 4,218 people bear this surname
Şar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4,217 | 1:18,454 | 2,215 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Sar (58,252), Šar (18), Sár (73), Šár (18) & Sâr (1) are calculated separately.
Şar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Şar is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Sar, Šar, Sár, Šár or Sâr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 110,239th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,727,725 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Şar reside; 79 percent reside in West Asia and 79 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
Şar is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 4,217 people, or 1 in 18,454. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 24 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 7 percent are found and Trabzon Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Turkey this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Şar
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