Cognomen یاشار (Yaşar 
, Yashar 
, یاشار ) , in the world, is a widespread surname. The cognomen یاشار is habitual in Turkey, where it is a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Israel. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Western Asia, particularly Turkey, Iraq, and Israel. Also, یاشار is the forename as well as the last name.