Žár Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Žár Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Žár Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680

The alternate forms: Zár (1), Zar (222,560) & Zaȑ (1) are calculated separately.

Žár Last Name Facts

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

Žár is found most in Czechia. It may also appear as: Zár, Zar or Zaȑ. For other possible spellings of Žár click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Žár? popularity and diffusion

Žár is the 8,968,613th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Žár occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Žár are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Žár is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 5,316,734. In Czechia Žár is primarily concentrated in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Czechia this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zár891/
Žára8658/
Žáry8613/
Žaár861/
Zar78222,560/
Žur6785/
Sár6773/
Žárová6768/
Žůr6724/
Cár6723/
Šár6718/
Žir677/
Žír672/
Zaȑ671/
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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 Žár
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