Garr Surname

85,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Garr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5751:101,38711,238
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Liberia3941:11,1891,219
Australia2241:120,51713,272
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
England591:944,37447,923
Canada491:751,95159,756
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
India181:42,614,743461,117
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Palau11:21,643223
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:76,0898,089

Garr (434) may also be a first name.

Garr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Garr Come From? nationality or country of origin

Garr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺭ, Hindi: गरर्, Marathi: गरर्, Russian: Гарр) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,868th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,298,102 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Garr reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 411,730th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 434 people.

The surname Garr is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,575 people, or 1 in 101,387. In The United States Garr is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Missouri, where 8 percent reside and Kentucky, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 19 percent reside and Liberia, where 7 percent reside.

Garr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Garr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garr surname grew 542 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Garr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Garr last name are 7.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Garr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% less than the national average, earning $47,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garre896,839/
Gharr89123/
Garrì8917/
Gaurr8913/
Garrd898/
Garrh893/
Garzr892/
Garrt891/
Gar8613,414/
Arr861,039/
Garrtt805/
Ngaurr804/
Ncgarr803/
Gaisrr802/
Gaurre801/
Gairre801/
Gayrre800/
Gaur7571,462/
Garh7539,052/
Gare7516,074/
Gard7513,253/
Harr759,193/
Ghar754,617/
Gair754,278/
Gorr753,161/
Gahr752,575/
Arre752,358/
Gaar752,130/
Garz751,713/
Ngar751,692/
Gart75899/
Gasr75278/
Garp75210/
Gayr7561/
Earr7530/
Garå7524/
Øgar7510/
Gaár758/
Airr757/
Gatr756/
Garð756/
Garø754/
Kgar753/
Aurr753/
Cgar752/
Ggar752/
Arrt752/
Atrr751/
Arrz751/
Hgar751/
Ahrr751/
Arrp751/
Garrova7316/
Ar6765,875/
Ghare6730,369/
Gaire6717,714/
Gorre6716,519/
Harre673,012/
Gaure671,810/
Kgare671,727/
Ghaur671,683/
Gardt671,469/
Gaare671,463/
Harrh671,176/
Gaard67860/
Hairr67722/
Gayre67650/
Gahar67611/
Haarr67361/
Aarre67325/
Ghart67309/
Ghasr67236/
Aurre67202/
Gaurh67187/
Ghahr67145/
Ghair67142/
Garhe67133/
Ngair67115/
Gaurd67112/
Gaarz67108/
Gahur6781/
Gauhr6754/
Guear6743/
Gardh6738/
Ghard6735/
Gharh6729/
Harrå6725/
Gahýr6724/
Gautr6720/
Gaarh6720/
Gardå6720/
Ghear6719/
Nghar6719/
Garph6715/
Ngaur6715/
Øgard6713/
Gharz6713/
Gahír6711/
Gauur679/
Gaair679/
Arrøe679/
Gasre679/
Nggar678/
Qugar678/
Harrt677/
Hgare676/
Ghorr675/
Gaird675/
Ågard675/
Ggare674/
Ghaar674/
Gaurt674/
Gartå674/
Hggar674/
Gorrh673/
Ghayr673/
Garzh673/
Airre673/
Ghatr673/
Garht673/
Gaihr673/
Harrd672/
G'Are672/
Gharp672/
Garhh672/
Ngahr672/
Ngarh672/
Aarrt672/
Hearr671/
Earre671/
Gaahr671/
Ayrre671/
Garzs671/
Gghar671/
Gahrt671/
Gajjr671/
Ahtrr671/
Arrdt671/
Asrre671/
Gartt671/
Gairt671/
Gayır671/
Hayrr671/
Ågarp671/
Harrp671/
Gardì671/
Gauër671/
Gairh671/
D'Gar671/
Gausr671/
Nngar671/
Arrrr671/
Gaïre671/
Ghgar671/
Kghar671/
Gorrd670/
Gayrd670/
Gardd670/
Ggard670/

Garr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﺭjar-
Garr in the Hindi language
गरर्garar-
Garr in the Marathi language
गरर्garar-
Garr in the Russian language
Гаррgarr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garr
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