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

Bar (Arabic: لبار, Bengali: বর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺭ, Hindi: बर, Marathi: बार, Oriya: ବର, Tibetan: བར་) is most common in India. It can also be rendered as: Bár or Bãr. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Bar is the 4,371^st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 56,596 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Bar are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Bar is also the 33,570^th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 23,449 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 85,882 people, or 1 in 8,932. In India Bar is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 89 percent are found, Odisha, where 5 percent are found and Assam, where 3 percent are found. Outside of India Bar exists in 155 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.

Bar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bar last name increased 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 585 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 614 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bar surname is principally Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland, Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Latin Catholic (56%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bar surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Bar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.58% more than the national average, earning €37,411 per year; in Peru they earn 7.35% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,960 per year; in South Africa they earn 58.27% more than the national average, earning R 376,116 per year; in United States they earn 54.33% more than the national average, earning $66,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.62% more than the national average, earning $59,430 CAD per year.