Ar Surname

8,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Ar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia39,7361:3,328400
India10,5351:72,8114,942
Turkey5,5891:13,9241,748
Egypt4,8511:18,9522,199
Pakistan2,4321:73,4562,637
Malaysia6061:48,6703,861
Iran4871:157,66413,673
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Taiwan4251:55,164600
Nigeria2201:805,19435,881
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Cambodia1181:131,2472,611
Palestine691:65,9255,832
Afghanistan481:669,8587,524
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Northern Cyprus301:10,6342,776
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Algeria181:2,146,19743,941
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guyana11:762,22114,420
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Ár (63) & Ãr (1) are calculated separately.

Ar (39,392) may also be a first name.

Ar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ar (Arabic: عر, Hindi: आर, Marathi: अर, Oriya: ଆର୍, Russian: Ар) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Ár or Ãr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,629th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 110,627 people. The surname Ar is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Ar are found; 61 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 22,479th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 39,392 people.

It is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 39,736 people, or 1 in 3,328. In Indonesia it is most common in: Aceh, where 28 percent live, West Java, where 9 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 7 percent live. Aside from Indonesia Ar occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent live and Turkey, where 8 percent live.

Ar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ar surname is primarily Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

Ar earn a lot less than the average income. In Canada they earn 43.01% less than the national average, earning $28,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ár8363/
Ãr831/
Air8028,402/
Are8020,472/
Har8017,511/
Art8015,374/
Gar8013,414/
Ard8010,503/
Arp807,641/
Asr806,846/
Ayr805,361/
Aar804,005/
Arh801,978/
Ahr801,933/
Aur801,863/
Arz801,851/
Arr801,039/
Ear80544/
Ajr80360/
Atr80133/
Arı8010/
Arì802/
Ağr801/
Hart67292,878/
Gaur6771,462/
Hare6748,651/
Garh6739,052/
Asre6738,885/
Hair6720,647/
Harp6720,211/
Aare6713,674/
Ağar679,902/
Harr679,193/
Hard679,120/
Aure679,079/
Haar678,946/
Earp677,948/
Ağır677,814/
Ayre677,533/
Aird677,047/
Garr675,614/
Gair674,278/
Ahar673,590/
Harz673,440/
Aire672,964/
Arre672,358/
Gaar672,130/
Hajr671,972/
Ağrı671,699/
Harh671,057/
Haur67669/
Aarø67419/
Ahur67382/
Artt67314/
Hahr67252/
Hear67228/
Aasr67218/
Aart67182/
Eard67176/
Ardt67146/
Aair67114/
Athr6799/
Ardh6795/
Haár6794/
Hayr6787/
Aard6787/
Ausr6767/
Gayr6761/
Hasr6747/
Ardd6735/
Eare6734/
Earr6730/
Asrd6729/
Garå6724/
Arhe6723/
Arpp6722/
Arph6722/
Aïre6720/
Attr6718/
Aisr6718/
Aitr6717/
Aayr6716/
Eart6712/
Airh6710/
Hatr6710/
Øgar6710/
Aarh679/
Atrt679/
Hhar678/
Gaár678/
Airr677/
Ajhr676/
Garð676/
Earh675/
Airt675/
Aarz674/
Ajrd674/
Ardø674/
Garø674/
Asrt674/
Earz673/
Aihr673/
Aujr673/
Ahhr673/
Aurr673/
Atrd673/
Aurt672/
Adtr672/
Auur672/
Aurd672/
Arığ672/
Ahrz672/
Artë672/
Aysr672/
Arrt672/
Asrp672/
Asrh672/
Ajrh672/
Eaur671/
Arzh671/
Atrr671/
Atrz671/
Aurh671/
Aurp671/
Arrz671/
Aaar671/
Artd671/
Harș671/
D'Ar671/
Aurø671/
Arzz671/
Arzs671/
Ardì671/
Ahrr671/
Aarp671/
A'Ar671/
Ajtr671/
Ahrd671/
Eahr671/
Arrp671/
Arhd671/
Arhh671/
Arhp671/
Arhs671/
Arjz671/
Ayrd671/
Ayrz671/
Auhr671/
Autr671/
Atrh671/
Atrp671/
Arht670/

Ar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ar in the Marathi language
अरara83.75
ारara8.33
आरara7.08
अर्ar0.83
Ar in the Oriya language
ଆର୍ar45.36
ଆରara38.83
ଅରara14.78
ଅର୍ar0.69
ra0.34
Ar in the Hindi language
आरara44.8
ारara20.86
कुमारkumara12.9
अरara8.34
आऱara2.44
ार्ar2.37
आरतीarati2.25
अर्ar0.19
ाृar0.06
Ar in the Russian language
Арar-
Ar in the Arabic language
عرr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ar
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