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

The last name Chara (Arabic: شارا, Bengali: চরা, Georgian: ჩარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻋﻪ, Hindi: चरा, Marathi: चारा, Oriya: ଚାର, Russian: Чара) is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Chára, Chará or Charà. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 27,973^rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 379,204 people. Chara is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Chara reside; 47 percent reside in South America and 21 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 86,880^th most common given name at a global level It is held by 5,874 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Colombia, where it is borne by 3,907 people, or 1 in 12,228. In Colombia Chara is primarily found in: Cauca Department, where 43 percent are found, Valle del Cauca Department, where 38 percent are found and Nariño Department, where 7 percent are found. Not including Colombia this last name exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent are found and Peru, where 17 percent are found.

Chara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Chara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chara last name grew 1,120 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Christian (94%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Chara surname are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Chara earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,580 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.92% less than the national average, earning $20,904,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning $41,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $52,045 CAD per year.