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 Male Gara Height
174.34 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Gará, Garà or Garā. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,485th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 95,966 people. The surname Gara occurs mostly 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 numerous given name on earth It is held by 25,683 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 57,639 people, or 1 in 13,308. In India Gara is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 79 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 14 percent reside and Telangana, where 2 percent reside. Aside from India this surname is found 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,015 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 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 adherence of those holding the Gara last name is primarily 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 surname are 10.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.34% being registered with 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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