The Sara surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,064 people carried this name — #23,768 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,014 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 895 people named Sara live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
154 people named Sara have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 200 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 149 people named Sara.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Somme.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
733 people named Sara are counted in Norway, Finland and Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Sara,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marit Aslaksdatter Sara 1792–1870
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Anne Henriksdatter Sara 1797–1870
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Henry Sara 1886–1953
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Henry Sara 1886–1953
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Mayi Ariztia 1887–1972 · writer
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Valto Sara 1907–1967 · poet
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sara.
- Sapin 174 · U.S. census
- Sapone 386 · U.S. census
- Saporito 1,452 · U.S. census
- Saporta 135 · U.S. census
- Sappe 171 · U.S. census
- Sar 1,091 · U.S. census
- Saracco 527 · U.S. census
- Saracino 846 · U.S. census
- Sarafian 410 · U.S. census
- Saraiva 677 · U.S. census
- Sarasin 392 · U.S. census
- Sarazin 509 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Sara is.
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