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

The last name Car (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺭ, Hindi: चरन) occurs most in Guatemala. It may occur in the variant forms: Çar, Čar, Cár or Ćar. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 36,797^th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 508,445 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 33 percent of Car reside; 18 percent reside in Central America and 18 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. Car is also the 122,866^th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 3,367 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Guatemala, where it is borne by 2,635 people, or 1 in 6,103. In Guatemala Car is primarily concentrated in: Chimaltenango Department, where 89 percent are found, Guatemala Department, where 10 percent are found and Sacatepéquez Department, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Guatemala this last name occurs in 139 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Croatia, where 7 percent are found.

Car Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Car has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Car last name expanded 175 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 63 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Car Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Car surname is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Car surname are 9.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Car earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 189.82% more than the national average, earning R 688,716 per year; in Colombia they earn 322.17% more than the national average, earning $95,843,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.76% less than the national average, earning $40,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $53,058 CAD per year.