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

The surname Gar (Arabic: غار, Bengali: গড়, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﺭ, Hindi: गर, Marathi: गर, Oriya: ଗର, Tibetan: གར་) is most common in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential 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 used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 543,279 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Gar reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Gar is also the 55,626^th most common first name worldwide, borne by 11,545 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 5,183 people, or 1 in 147,996. In India Gar is most numerous in: Assam, where 29 percent live, Haryana, where 20 percent live and West Bengal, where 18 percent live. Beside India Gar exists in 100 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent live and Pakistan, where 11 percent live.

Gar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gar surname expanded 1,282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Gar are 16.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.43% being registered with 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.