Gajar Surname
Approximately 20,373 people bear this surname
Gajar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 19,839 | 1:38,665 | 2,730 |
| Pakistan | 303 | 1:589,584 | 9,472 |
| Slovakia | 72 | 1:74,117 | 14,362 |
| Philippines | 39 | 1:2,595,852 | 132,893 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Gajár (54) are calculated separately.
Gajar (8,403) may also be a first name.
Gajar Demographics
Gajar Political Affiliation
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Gajar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gajar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gajar (Georgian: გაჯარ, Hindi: गाजर, Marathi: गजर, Oriya: ଗଜର, Tibetan: གར་ཇར) is found most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms: Gajár. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gajar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 26,417th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 357,706 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Gajar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gajar is also the 68,835th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 8,403 people.
The last name Gajar is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 19,839 people, or 1 in 38,665. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 91 percent live, Maharashtra, where 6 percent live and West Bengal, where 2 percent live. Other than India this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and Slovakia, where 0 percent live.
Gajar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gajar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gajar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gajar surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.
Gajar earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $43,048 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gajar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gajar in the Georgian language | ||
| გაჯარ | gajar | - |
| Gajar in the Tibetan language | ||
| གར་ཇར | garjar | - |
| Gajar in the Marathi language | ||
| गजर | gajara | 91.72 |
| गाजर | gajara | 3.75 |
| गजार | gajara | 1.66 |
| गाजार | gajara | 0.55 |
| अजय | ajaya | 0.44 |
| गुजर | gujara | 0.22 |
| गज | gaja | 0.11 |
| गजरा | gajara | 0.11 |
| Gajar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗଜର | gajara | 86.96 |
| ଗାଜର | gajara | 4.35 |
| ଗଜାର | gajara | 4.35 |
| ଗାଜାର | gajara | 4.35 |
| Gajar in the Hindi language | ||
| गाजर | gajara | 79.47 |
| गजर | gajara | 18.42 |
| गाजार | gajara | 0.53 |
| गजार | gajara | 0.53 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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