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Where Does The Last Name Agar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Agar (Arabic: أجار, Bengali: আগর, Hindi: अगर, Marathi: अगर, Oriya: ଅଗର, Russian: Агар) is found most in England. It can be found as: Agár or Ágár. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Agar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 48,068^th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 678,353 people. The last name Agar occurs mostly in Europe, where 29 percent of Agar reside; 23 percent reside in Northern Europe and 22 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 80,666^th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 6,592 people.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 2,156 people, or 1 in 25,843. In England it is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 15 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England this last name occurs in 89 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Agar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Agar has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 704 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 10 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Agar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (82%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Agar surname are 8.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.21% registered with the party.

The amount Agar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.47% more than the national average, earning R 455,016 per year; in United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,508 CAD per year.