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 found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Gaár. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 196,716th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,421,383 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Gaar live; 34 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gaar is also the 549,774th most common forename worldwide, borne by 262 people.

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

Gaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gaar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gaar surname expanded 471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gaar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gaar last name are 18.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.25% being registered with 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gaar
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