Šar Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Šar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo171:109,5225,683
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Sar (58,252), Şar (4,218), Šár (18), Sár (73) & Sâr (1) are calculated separately.

Šar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šar is most common in Kosovo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sar, Şar, Šár, Sár or Sâr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šar live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Kosovo, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 109,522. In Kosovo it is primarily concentrated in: District of Prizren, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Kosovo it exists in one country. It is also common in North Macedonia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sar8958,252/
Şar894,218/
Šár8918/
Šaur8675/
Šaár8629/
Šart8628/
Šarh8625/
Šaar861/
Sár7873/
Sâr781/
Šajtr751/
Zar67222,560/
Xar672,300/
Çar671,988/
Šarova67119/
Šarová67112/
Šor6731/

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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 Šar
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