Grar Surname

201,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Grar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,1251:30,6454,894
Algeria8051:47,9908,352
Philippines681:1,488,797104,347
Mauritania241:170,6199,051
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
France71:9,488,960336,266
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Grar Last Name Facts

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

Grar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﺍﺭ, Russian: Грар) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Grar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 201,090th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,513,764 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Grar reside; 94 percent reside in North Africa and 94 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The surname is most common in Morocco, where it is borne by 1,125 people, or 1 in 30,645. Beside Morocco it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 39 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.

Grar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Grar surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Grar last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Graur896,727/
Grard893,533/
Grear893,189/
Grare891,732/
Grair8984/
Grgar8966/
Grayr8928/
Ghrar8910/
Graër895/
Graar893/
Grart892/
Grarh892/
Kgrar891/
Grarp891/
Graure801,513/
Greard80362/
Graire80361/
Grarre8084/
Ghrair8016/
Ghrear808/
Graard803/
Graysr803/
Greare803/
G'Rare802/
Nngrar801/
Gërard801/
Ghraïr801/
Grayjr801/
Graird800/
Grahar800/
Gror757/
Geerard7314/
Grahard731/
Grhardt731/
Geerart731/
Gråharr731/
Grrhart730/
Geerhart67369/
Greir6795/
Graurova6718/
Grohr6714/
Grore6712/
Grour675/
Groor675/
Geeraard672/
Geereart671/
Geeraart671/
Grgor671/
Greur671/
Grort671/
Groir670/
Grord670/

Grar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Grar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﺍﺭakrar81.82
ﺃﻛﺮﺍﺭakrar9.09
ﻛﺮﺍﺭkrar9.09
Grar in the Russian language
Грарgrar-

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Footnotes

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