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

Gar (Arabic: غار, Bengali: গড়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﺭ, Hindi: गर, Marathi: गर, Oriya: ଗର, Tibetan: གར་) is most common in India. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 39,136^th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 543,279 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 74 percent of Gar are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 37 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Gar is also the 55,626^th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 11,545 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 5,183 people, or 1 in 147,996. In India Gar is most common in: Assam, where 29 percent reside, Haryana, where 20 percent reside and West Bengal, where 18 percent reside. Other than India this last name occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 18 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Gar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gar surname increased 1,282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gar last name is predominantly Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Gar last name are 16.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.69% less than the national average, earning $38,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.67% less than the national average, earning $41,898 CAD per year.