Gaar Surname

196,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Gaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5371:674,97053,756
Germany3741:215,25524,301
Austria3391:25,1193,973
Russia3051:472,53544,091
Kazakhstan2561:69,0728,364
India1271:6,039,885141,381
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England21:27,859,030389,889
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

The alternate forms: Gaár (8) are calculated separately.

Gaar (262) may also be a first name.

Gaar Last Name Facts

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

Gaar (Hindi: गौर, Marathi: गफ़ार, Oriya: ଗଅର, Russian: Гаар) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Gaár. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 196,716th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,421,383 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Gaar reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Gaar is also the 549,774th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 262 people.

The surname Gaar is most common in The United States, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 674,970. In The United States Gaar is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 20 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent are found and Austria, where 16 percent are found.

Gaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gaar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaar last name rose 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Gaar surname are 18.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Gaar earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $45,746 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaár928/
Gaare891,463/
Gaard89860/
Gahar89611/
Gaarz89108/
Gaarh8920/
Gaair899/
Ghaar894/
Gaahr891/
Gar8613,414/
Aar864,005/
Gahair80720/
Gahayr80522/
Ghahar80326/
Øgaard80218/
Ghaare8048/
Ågaard8012/
Gahaar809/
Gaajre804/
Gahatr802/
Gahaur802/
Ghaart802/
Kgaare801/
Gaur7571,462/
Garh7539,052/
Gare7516,074/
Aare7513,674/
Gard7513,253/
Ağar759,902/
Haar758,946/
Garr755,614/
Ghar754,617/
Gair754,278/
Ahar753,590/
Gahr752,575/
Garz751,713/
Ngar751,692/
Gart75899/
Aarø75419/
Gasr75278/
Aasr75218/
Garp75210/
Aart75182/
Aair75114/
Aard7587/
Gayr7561/
Garå7524/
Aayr7516/
Øgar7510/
Aarh759/
Gatr756/
Garð756/
Aarz754/
Garø754/
Kgar753/
Cgar752/
Ggar752/
Hgar751/
Aaar751/
Aarp751/
A'Ar751/
Nggahar73103/
Gahayre7320/
Gaarová733/
Ghahare731/
Høgaard731/
Gahaire731/
Ng'aarû731/
Kgahare731/
Gahardt730/
Ar6765,875/
Ghare6730,369/
Gaire6717,714/
Aayre677,194/
Garre676,839/
Aasre675,141/
Gaure671,810/
Kgare671,727/
Ghaur671,683/
Haahr671,551/
Gardt671,469/
Gayre67650/
Aarøe67383/
Haarr67361/
Aarre67325/
Ghart67309/
Aahar67252/
Ghasr67236/
Haare67232/
Gaurh67187/
Ghahr67145/
Ghair67142/
Garhe67133/
Gharr67123/
Ngair67115/
Gaurd67112/
Hahar67111/
Gahur6781/
Haarz6776/
Ahair6773/
Haart6769/
Gauhr6754/
Haard6753/
Guear6743/
Aardt6740/
Gardh6738/
Ghard6735/
Ahaar6734/
Hađar6731/
Gharh6729/
Aardh6728/
Haarh6726/
Gahýr6724/
Høggaard6722/
Gautr6720/
Gardå6720/
Ghear6719/
Nghar6719/
Garrì6717/
Aahre6716/
Garph6715/
Ngaur6715/
Gaurr6713/
Øgard6713/
Gharz6713/
Gahír6711/
Aharh6711/
Gauur679/
Gasre679/
Nggar678/
Garrd678/
Qugar678/
Hgare676/
Aaire675/
Gaird675/
Ågard675/
Ggare674/
Uanar674/
Gaurt674/
Gartå674/
Hggar674/
Ghayr673/
Garzh673/
Ghatr673/
Garht673/
Garrh673/
Gaihr673/
G'Are672/
Gharp672/
Garzr672/
Garhh672/
Ngahr672/
Ngarh672/
Aajrh672/
Haair672/
Aarrt672/
Garzs671/
Gghar671/
Gahrt671/
Gajjr671/
Haajr671/
Aattr671/
Aairh671/
Aarhe671/
Ahatr671/
Gartt671/
Garrt671/
Gairt671/
Gayır671/
Ågarp671/
Gardì671/
Gauër671/
Gairh671/
Ahayr671/
A'Air671/
D'Gar671/
Ağart671/
Gausr671/
Nngar671/
Gaïre671/
Ghgar671/
Kghar671/
Gayrd670/
Gardd670/
Aaird670/
Ggard670/
Haarp670/

Gaar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaar in the Oriya language
ଗଅରga'ara-
Gaar in the Hindi language
गौरgaura62.5
गैारgaiara12.5
जीआरji'ara12.5
गौडgauda12.5
Gaar in the Marathi language
गफ़ारgafara58.87
गैारgaiara37.37
अगफ़ारagafara3.49
Gaar in the Russian language
Гаарgaar-

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Footnotes

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