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Family name Shinar (Шинар
, Shinar
, شينار
) , throughout the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Shinar is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Cyprus, and Jordan, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Israel, the United States, and Cyprus. More frequently, Shinar is the forename as well as the last name.