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Family name Yashar (Yaşar
, Yashar
, Яшар
) , around the globe, is a widespread cognomen. The surname Yashar is characteristic of Turkey, where it is a common surname, Bulgaria, where it is quite a common surname, and Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Western Asia, particularly Turkey, Iraq, and Azerbaijan. Also, Yashar is the forename as well as the last name.