Agar Surname
Approximately 10,743 people bear this surname
Agar Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Agar' or 'Ager' Probably a form of Algar, a Domesday personal name, and very popular for several centuries; v. Algar.
Thomas Agar, 1544, Yorkshire:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
Read More About This SurnameAgar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,156 | 1:25,843 | 3,532 |
| Philippines | 1,599 | 1:63,313 | 10,739 |
| United States | 1,577 | 1:229,841 | 22,150 |
| Canada | 955 | 1:38,582 | 4,843 |
| Australia | 783 | 1:34,477 | 4,538 |
| France | 474 | 1:140,132 | 21,567 |
| India | 449 | 1:1,708,386 | 61,686 |
| Pakistan | 328 | 1:544,646 | 9,041 |
| Nigeria | 249 | 1:711,417 | 32,711 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Algeria | 201 | 1:192,197 | 23,253 |
| Kenya | 178 | 1:259,438 | 17,397 |
| Afghanistan | 158 | 1:203,501 | 3,823 |
| South Africa | 118 | 1:459,133 | 38,484 |
| New Zealand | 115 | 1:39,377 | 6,651 |
| Spain | 103 | 1:453,903 | 23,687 |
| Ireland | 102 | 1:46,166 | 3,435 |
| Iran | 85 | 1:903,324 | 43,256 |
| Indonesia | 71 | 1:1,862,665 | 118,960 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:58,387 | 5,284 |
| Estonia | 50 | 1:26,436 | 4,834 |
| Niger | 48 | 1:399,834 | 11,128 |
| Mongolia | 45 | 1:62,784 | 4,817 |
| Chile | 44 | 1:400,374 | 10,831 |
| Israel | 39 | 1:219,427 | 20,804 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Venezuela | 28 | 1:1,078,717 | 15,964 |
| Slovenia | 27 | 1:92,136 | 11,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1:85,248 | 6,095 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 1:433,622 | 11,952 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 113 | 1:39,202 | 3,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,137 | 1:21,438 | 3,026 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 224 | 1:224,191 | 18,990 |
The alternate forms: Agár (1) & Ágár (35) are calculated separately.
Agar (6,592) may also be a first name.
Agar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Agar' or 'Ager' Probably a form of Algar, a Domesday personal name, and very popular for several centuries; v. Algar.
Thomas Agar, 1544, Yorkshire:: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).
Wilfrid Agar, 1544, Yorkshire: ibid.
1578. Buried — Joane Agar, a mayde, of fourscore years olde: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1619. Andrew Agar: Register of the University of Oxford.
1635. Married — Thomas Agar and Mary Rigley: St. Peter's, Cornhill.
Aucher, a Norman personal name, whence Fitz-Aucher.
(Gaelic and Celtic.) Aighear signifies gladness, joy, gayety. If from the Latin ager, it denotes a field or land.
The Agars, an old York family of the 17th and 18th centuries, gained considerable estate by trade and founded a hospital in that city. Thomas Agar, tanner, was lord mayor of York in 1618, and the same office was filled by Thomas Agar, woollen draper, in 1724 (D.). Agar is still a York name.
Agar Demographics
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Agar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Agar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Agar (Arabic: أجار, Bengali: আগর, Hindi: अगर, Marathi: अगर, Oriya: ଅଗର, Russian: Агар) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Agár or Ágár. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Agar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,068th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 678,353 people. The last name Agar is predominantly found in Europe, where 29 percent of Agar reside; 23 percent reside in Northern Europe and 22 percent reside in British Isles. Agar is also the 80,666th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 6,592 people.
The surname Agar is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 2,156 people, or 1 in 25,843. In England Agar is mostly found in: North Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England Agar is found in 89 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Agar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Agar has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Agar last name rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 704 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 10 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Agar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (82%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Agar are 8.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.21% registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Agar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Agar in the Bengali language | ||
| আগর | agara | - |
| Agar in the Hindi language | ||
| अगर | agara | 89.47 |
| आगर | agara | 5.08 |
| अगर्् | agar | 1.4 |
| अगार | agara | 1.27 |
| आगार | agara | 0.51 |
| ागर | agara | 0.25 |
| अग्र | agra | 0.25 |
| अगर् | agar | 0.13 |
| अमर | amara | 0.13 |
| Agar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଗର | agara | 78.43 |
| ଆଗର | agara | 11.76 |
| ଆଗାର | agara | 7.84 |
| Agar in the Marathi language | ||
| अगर | agara | 42.22 |
| आगर | agara | 42.22 |
| अगार | agara | 5.19 |
| आगार | agara | 4.44 |
| सागर | sagara | 2.22 |
| Agar in the Russian language | ||
| Агар | agar | - |
| Agar in the Arabic language | ||
| أجار | ajar | - |
| إغار | aghar | - |
| اغار | aghar | - |
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Footnotes
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