Gara Surname
Approximately 75,939 people bear this surname
Gara Surname Definition:
Ó Gadhra Akin to the O'Haras in Leyney. IF 155; Map Mayo-Sligo; Plate XII
Gara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 57,639 | 1:13,308 | 1,097 |
| Nigeria | 2,247 | 1:78,835 | 5,607 |
| Philippines | 2,029 | 1:49,896 | 8,180 |
| Indonesia | 1,852 | 1:71,409 | 7,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,706 | 1:9,049 | 1,106 |
| United States | 826 | 1:438,812 | 37,732 |
| Italy | 779 | 1:78,507 | 13,725 |
| Cameroon | 758 | 1:27,400 | 3,726 |
| Pakistan | 756 | 1:236,301 | 5,437 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| Poland | 659 | 1:57,676 | 9,094 |
| Tanzania | 557 | 1:95,048 | 9,461 |
| Hungary | 491 | 1:19,992 | 2,257 |
| Latvia | 480 | 1:4,271 | 593 |
| Papua New Guinea | 410 | 1:19,887 | 2,084 |
| Malaysia | 388 | 1:76,016 | 5,435 |
| Kosovo | 322 | 1:5,782 | 984 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| France | 268 | 1:247,846 | 38,285 |
| Russia | 240 | 1:600,513 | 52,991 |
| Belarus | 236 | 1:40,259 | 6,908 |
| England | 183 | 1:304,470 | 23,072 |
| Haiti | 172 | 1:62,116 | 3,514 |
| Niger | 148 | 1:129,676 | 4,961 |
| Brazil | 140 | 1:1,529,102 | 50,957 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Japan | 126 | 1:1,014,637 | 20,212 |
| Burkina Faso | 117 | 1:156,856 | 3,906 |
| Tunisia | 103 | 1:5,928 | 956 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Ireland | 78 | 1:60,371 | 4,039 |
| Israel | 76 | 1:112,600 | 12,624 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Turkey | 56 | 1:1,389,668 | 55,875 |
| Mauritania | 54 | 1:75,831 | 5,075 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| Taiwan | 40 | 1:586,119 | 4,335 |
| Serbia | 39 | 1:183,204 | 11,620 |
| Slovakia | 38 | 1:140,433 | 25,488 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Solomon Islands | 29 | 1:20,001 | 3,902 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Afghanistan | 27 | 1:1,190,859 | 10,584 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Azerbaijan | 18 | 1:536,062 | 10,041 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Senegal | 13 | 1:1,121,488 | 3,334 |
| Nepal | 11 | 1:2,589,178 | 9,158 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 424 | 1:10,448 | 1,500 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
The alternate forms: Gará (6), Garà (2) & Garā (2) are calculated separately.
Gara (25,683) may also be a first name.
Gara Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Gadhra Akin to the O'Haras in Leyney. IF 155; Map Mayo-Sligo; Plate XII
Gara Demographics
Average Gara Salary in
United States
$46,277 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gara (Arabic: غرّا, Bengali: গাড়া, Georgian: გარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺭﺍ, Hindi: गरा, Marathi: गरा, Oriya: ଗରା, Russian: Гара) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Gará, Garà or Garā. Click here for other possible spellings of Gara.
How Common Is The Last Name Gara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,485th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 95,966 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Gara live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 31,339th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 25,683 people.
Gara is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 57,639 people, or 1 in 13,308. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 79 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent reside and Telangana, where 2 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 111 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.
Gara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gara last name grew 2,015 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Christian (52%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Gara last name are 10.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.34% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.82% more than the national average, earning €44,992 per year; in Norway they earn 11.49% less than the national average, earning 306,299 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.03% more than the national average, earning R 358,908 per year; in United States they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning $46,277 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.69% less than the national average, earning $44,867 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gara in the Georgian language | ||
| გარა | gara | - |
| Gara in the Hindi language | ||
| गरा | gara | 71.64 |
| गड़ा | gara | 20.16 |
| गारा | gara | 4.43 |
| गड़ | gara | 0.66 |
| गेरा | gera | 0.49 |
| गार्अ | gar'a | 0.33 |
| गेारा | geara | 0.33 |
| गर्ा | gara | 0.33 |
| गाड़ | gara | 0.33 |
| गरा़ | gara | 0.16 |
| गॉरा | gora | 0.16 |
| गटा | gata | 0.16 |
| गर्ग | garga | 0.16 |
| ़गरा | gara | 0.16 |
| Gara in the Bengali language | ||
| গাড়া | gara | 58.54 |
| গাড়া | gara | 14.63 |
| গাঁড়া | gamra | 12.2 |
| গারা | gara | 7.32 |
| গাডা | gada | 4.88 |
| গাঁডা | gamda | 2.44 |
| Gara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଗରା | gara | 55.78 |
| ଗାରା | gara | 41.62 |
| େଗାରା | egara | 1.16 |
| ଗର | gara | 0.58 |
| ଗାର | gara | 0.29 |
| Gara in the Marathi language | ||
| गरा | gara | 54.76 |
| गारा | gara | 45.24 |
| Gara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﺭﺍ | kara | 30.77 |
| ﻛﺎﺭﻩ | karh | 26.92 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺭﻩ | alkarh | 19.23 |
| ﻛﺎﺭ | kar | 15.38 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺭﺓ | alkart | 3.85 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﺎﺭﺍ | alkara | 3.85 |
| Gara in the Russian language | ||
| Гара | gara | - |
| Gara in the Arabic language | ||
| غرّا | ghra | - |
| غري | ghry | - |
| غراء | ghra | - |
| قارا | qara | - |
| غرا | ghra | - |
| غارا | ghara | - |
| غاري | ghary | - |
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