Žagar Surname

89,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Žagar Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who cut timber into boards, a sawyer.

Žagar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3,8071:65326
Croatia1,3301:3,179284
Serbia2081:34,3513,599
Bosnia and Herzegovina101:353,64013,005
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Zagar (3,132), Zagár (3) & Zagăr (1) are calculated separately.

Žagar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who cut timber into boards, a sawyer.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Žagar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Žagar (Arabic: ظغير, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺰﻗﺎﺭ, Hindi: ज़गर्, Marathi: झगर) has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It may be rendered as: Zagar, Zagár or Zagăr. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Žagar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 89,534th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,359,870 people. The surname Žagar occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žagar reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Žagar is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is carried by 3,807 people, or 1 in 653. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 29 percent live, Southeast Slovenia, where 25 percent live and Savinja, where 11 percent live. Not including Slovenia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 25 percent live and Serbia, where 4 percent live.

Žagar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Žagar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Žagar last name declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zagar933,132/
Žajgar9130/
Žagare917/
Zagár873/
Zagăr871/
Sagar80243,833/
Jagar801,456/
Cagar8065/
Zagaar734,291/
Saghar733,631/
Saagar732,219/
Saggar732,110/
Zagare731,941/
Zangar731,451/
Saugar731,034/
Jhagar73960/
Zaghar73869/
Saigar73549/
Jaggar73472/
Jaghar73363/
Jagare73324/
Seagar73317/
Jaugar73100/
Saegar7346/
Zeagar7342/
Jagaar7341/
Jagard7336/
Sagair7332/
Jaigar7328/
Zaggar7323/
Sagaar7320/
Sahgar7319/
Caigar7315/
Zhagar7315/
Sagarr7314/
Sagaur7312/
Jagarr7312/
Zsagar7311/
Zaygar739/
Jagarh739/
Jasgar736/
Zaigar735/
Caugar734/
Zagart734/
Caggar733/
Zaegar733/
Jaygar732/
Jagatr732/
Jeagar732/
Jaagar732/
Jaqgar732/
Djagar732/
Caghar731/
Jakgar731/
Jacgar731/
Jagair731/
Jagarp731/
Jagaur731/
Giagar731/
Zasgar731/
Sagahr731/
Scagar730/
Jaggard671,868/
Saghair67443/
Sahagar67274/
Zeangar6762/
Saghaar6754/
Jhaggar6739/
Saaghar6725/
Zaghgar6716/
Djagard6715/
Zaugare678/
Zeahgar678/
Sakghar677/
Zagarrì676/
Zaingar676/
Jhagaur676/
Zangair674/
Zaagaar673/
Jaggare672/
Jaghare672/
Zaghare672/
Jahghar672/
Djaghar672/
Sagahar671/
Saigaur671/
Saagaar671/
Saaigar671/
Jhagair671/
Jaggarr671/
Jaijgar671/
Zhagare671/
Zanngar671/
Jaghart671/
Jhahgar671/
Zanghar671/
Saghahr671/
Saghaïr671/
Djagare671/
Cagahar671/
Hjaghar671/
Djagahr671/
Jaigard671/
Jaigare670/
Jaggart670/

Žagar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Žagar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺰﻗﺎﺭalzqar-
Žagar in the Marathi language
झगरjhagara82.86
दमगराdamagara11.43
झागरjhagara2.86
जगरjagara2.86
Žagar in the Hindi language
ज़गर्zagar50
जगरjagara50
Žagar in the Arabic language
ظغيرzghyr-
زاغيرzaghyr-

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