Shar Surname

10,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Shar Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'to be one of many' in different forms, i.e. 'to change personalities', 'to be very deceptive', 'to be destructive', 'to cause harm'.

Shar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan48,1691:3,709404
India1,2851:596,93828,844
Afghanistan1,0841:29,6621,279
Mongolia1,0071:2,806530
United States5081:713,50256,234
Nigeria4361:406,29121,254
Iran3681:208,64816,622
Russia3451:417,74840,002
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Malaysia3061:96,3866,645
Liberia1941:22,7242,241
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United Arab Emirates1091:84,0587,655
Iraq891:393,5027,096
England851:655,50738,035
Lebanon791:71,3555,056
Israel781:109,71312,377
Guatemala771:208,8663,904
Kyrgyzstan691:86,56010,974
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Belarus261:365,42538,396
China261:52,589,2912,849
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
France31:22,140,907385,998
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Belize11:355,4743,977
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Shar (60,696) may also be a first name.

Shar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'to be one of many' in different forms, i.e. 'to change personalities', 'to be very deceptive', 'to be destructive', 'to cause harm'.

- timothyfitzsimmons7

Shar Last Name Facts

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

Shar (Arabic: شار, Bengali: শর, Georgian: შარ, Hindi: शार, Marathi: शार, Oriya: ଶର, Russian: Шар, Tibetan: ཤེར་) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,189th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 131,887 people. Shar is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Shar reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 15,716th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 60,696 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 48,169 people, or 1 in 3,709. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Sindh, where 95 percent are found, Punjab, where 4 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent are found. Beside Pakistan it is found in 79 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.

Shar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 847 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 654 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shar last name is chiefly Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Melkite Greek Catholic (65%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shar surname are 0.95999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Shar earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.12% more than the national average, earning R 337,740 per year; in United States they earn 4.83% less than the national average, earning $41,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.79% more than the national average, earning $66,969 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharp89169,075/
Sahar8944,443/
Shair8933,536/
Share8910,802/
Shaar896,191/
Shear896,188/
Shahr893,760/
Shhar892,590/
Sharr891,133/
Schar89875/
Shard89703/
Shart89345/
Sharh89120/
Shaur89115/
Shajr8923/
Sharz8919/
Shayr8911/
Shatr899/
S'Har898/
Shgar898/
Sshar892/
Shaïr891/
Szhar891/
Sar8658,252/
Shahar8013,231/
Sheard808,037/
Schaar806,840/
Scharr801,473/
Shaair80901/
Scharp80839/
Schear80773/
Sheare80716/
Sharhe80273/
Schaur80264/
Shahur80245/
Shaire80213/
Schair80118/
Shhare8096/
Shardt8094/
Shaird8072/
Scharz8072/
Sahaar8070/
Shairp8061/
Sahair8052/
Saharh8048/
Sharpf8037/
Sharpp8030/
Saahar8019/
Shaure8018/
Shaare8018/
Sha'ar8017/
Sharre8010/
Shayre809/
Shairh807/
Saharr807/
Shgair806/
Jsharp804/
Sahaur804/
Sharph804/
Shahyr804/
Shairt803/
Shahrh803/
Shairr803/
Shaarh803/
Shatër803/
Shartt802/
Shaarp802/
Sharrp802/
Shaurt802/
Shaard802/
Shairz802/
Schatr801/
Shsgar801/
Shharp801/
Shhear801/
Shasre801/
Sheart801/
Sharhz801/
Sharær801/
Shchar801/
Shearz801/
Schëar801/
Shgahr801/
Shhart801/
Sheahr801/
Shaarz801/
Shaihr801/
Shahrz801/
Shahtr801/
Sharhp801/
Sgahar801/
Shearh800/
Sheaur800/
Ssharp800/
Shauyr800/
Scharh800/
Shearr800/
Sharrh800/
Shaarr800/
Shearp800/
Sarr75339,406/
Sare7552,873/
Char7530,581/
Saar7514,759/
Shor759,537/
Saur758,463/
Sarp755,644/
Siar755,004/
Sair754,785/
Sahr754,188/
Sear753,889/
Sohr751,612/
Saïr751,542/
Sart751,483/
Sard751,249/
Sarh75608/
Szar75189/
Sgar7594/
Satr7565/
Saár7550/
Hsar7531/
Sarı7523/
Sajr7521/
Sasr7516/
Hzar7514/
Sayr7513/
Sarz7512/
Sjar756/
Xhar751/
Ssar751/
Sxar751/
Jsar751/
Hxar751/
Sharova7325,130/
Schardt735,268/
Scharpf732,840/
Schaare73914/
Saaharh73443/
Sahahar73205/
Shaaaar73191/
Scharth7365/
Schaard7335/
Scharpp7332/
Schartt7320/
Sahaare7310/
Schasre7310/
Shaggir739/
Scheard738/
Saahare736/
Schahar736/
Shahair736/
Sharowa734/
Scheare732/
Saharre731/
Hsahare731/
Schaarz731/
Schaure731/
Schearr731/
Shshare731/
Shhaare731/
Shearre731/
Schayre731/
Shaahar731/
Shaurre731/
Sha'air731/
Shahahr731/
Schaarp730/
Schaurp730/
Shaharr730/
Schaurr730/
Schaarr730/
Short67113,655/
Sağır6727,284/
Shore6726,738/
Sayre6714,989/
Sarre6712,450/
Saire678,197/
Chard678,115/
Chair675,304/
Chaar674,965/
Sheir674,235/
Saure674,159/
Chare673,629/
Schor673,005/
Shour672,451/
Shoor671,738/
Chhar671,612/
Saard671,471/
Shorr671,390/
Şahar67923/
Sağar67870/
Saare67853/
Sahur67774/
Chatr67722/
Searh67719/
Chaur67666/
Chayr67610/
Chart67584/
Seare67545/
Saart67404/
Chear67380/
Saharova67369/
Sathr67262/
Sahyr67254/
Sohur67251/
Seard67223/
Charh67159/
Shord67148/
Schaardt67148/
Saird67128/
Shaurova67117/
Seart6795/
Charr6791/
Szohr6761/
Charp6759/
Sağir6758/
Hsair6754/
Åsard6745/
Scear6739/
Searp6738/
Sjair6737/
Sattr6735/
Hzair6732/
Saair6725/
Shairova6723/
Sa'ar6721/
Shoir6721/
Åsare6721/
Sahrh6719/
Schór6717/
Sgair6715/
Sardh6715/
Hzarh6715/
Shahrova6714/
Szaur6713/
Shahaare6711/
Sardt6710/
Sarhe679/
Searr677/
Szare677/
Seyhr677/
Shorp676/
Sheur676/
Scharova676/
Sasre676/
Sarzz676/
Szaar676/
Sarph675/
Szarz675/
Sarøe675/
Sharhova675/
Szard674/
Saitr674/
Saurt674/
Sayrd674/
Sjaar674/
Shsaireh674/
Soihr674/
Sauër674/
Sasrt674/
Sartt673/
Saurd673/
Shuor673/
Saarh673/
Sgaur673/
Szart673/
Sarrd673/
Saaar673/
Saarr672/
Sarrr672/
Siarr672/
Szhor672/
Sairz672/
Shorh672/
Sothr672/
Chaàr672/
Xharh672/
Shaahair672/
Shhor672/
Saatr672/
Sarzh671/
Saurz671/
Schaarpf671/
Schardtt671/
Soohr671/
Shshahar671/
Siaar671/
Shorz671/
Seuhr671/
Seihr671/
Shaahare671/
Ssare671/
Ssgar671/
Saahr671/
Sarhh671/
Hsart671/
Chaár671/
Cháar671/
Hsare671/
Zchar671/
Z'Har671/
Zsgar671/
Souhr671/
Sheyr671/
Sarpø671/
Sardd671/
D'Sar671/
Chaâr671/
Sharowna671/
Sgaar671/
Schssard671/
Seahr671/
Saihr671/
Sarrt671/
Shahgeer671/
Hsarh671/
Hzaar671/
Saurr670/
Sausr670/
Sairp670/
Searz670/
Shohr670/

Shar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shar in the Georgian language
შარshar-
Shar in the Oriya language
ଶରsara97.04
ଶାରsara1.34
ସରsara1.08
ସାରsara0.27
ଷରsara0.27
Shar in the Marathi language
शारsara85.29
शरsara14.12
Shar in the Bengali language
শরsara60
সরsara20
শারsara20
Shar in the Hindi language
शारsara54.83
शरsara34.87
शेरsera4.41
श्ेारseara1.89
षरsara0.21
Shar in the Tibetan language
ཤེར་sher52.94
ཤར་shar41.18
ཤཱར་shar5.88
Shar in the Russian language
Шарsar-
Shar in the Arabic language
شارshar-

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