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Family name Starr (ستار , Starr , スター ) , in all the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Starr is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is quite a common surname, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. More frequently, Starr is the forename as well as the last name.