Hara Surname
Approximately 323,267 people bear this surname
Hara Surname Definition:
Ó hEaghra An important sept located in Co.
Sligo; a branch migrated to the Glens of Antrim. Bibl; IF 173; Map Ant and Sligo
Hara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 259,549 | 1:493 | 67 |
| Malawi | 21,932 | 1:781 | 59 |
| India | 11,695 | 1:65,589 | 4,465 |
| Zambia | 7,254 | 1:2,185 | 300 |
| United States | 3,237 | 1:111,974 | 12,153 |
| Indonesia | 2,650 | 1:49,905 | 5,597 |
| Brazil | 2,207 | 1:96,998 | 3,643 |
| Philippines | 1,660 | 1:60,987 | 10,313 |
| Chad | 1,444 | 1:9,413 | 1,247 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Cameroon | 1,063 | 1:19,538 | 2,659 |
| Pakistan | 903 | 1:197,834 | 4,855 |
| Bangladesh | 811 | 1:196,494 | 6,734 |
| Papua New Guinea | 791 | 1:10,308 | 881 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Thailand | 649 | 1:108,842 | 15,888 |
| Poland | 614 | 1:61,904 | 9,713 |
| Zimbabwe | 438 | 1:35,247 | 5,440 |
| England | 405 | 1:137,575 | 13,447 |
| Benin | 353 | 1:29,279 | 3,865 |
| Finland | 269 | 1:20,434 | 2,889 |
| Canada | 261 | 1:141,171 | 14,531 |
| Ukraine | 203 | 1:224,250 | 29,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Romania | 191 | 1:105,120 | 11,885 |
| Hong Kong | 169 | 1:43,405 | 774 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| South Africa | 152 | 1:356,432 | 32,570 |
| Ireland | 147 | 1:32,034 | 2,756 |
| Argentina | 137 | 1:311,996 | 24,829 |
| Turkey | 119 | 1:653,962 | 34,245 |
| France | 115 | 1:577,589 | 77,507 |
| Australia | 95 | 1:284,165 | 25,304 |
| Germany | 86 | 1:936,110 | 65,790 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| Northern Ireland | 77 | 1:23,962 | 2,720 |
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| Mexico | 69 | 1:1,798,931 | 17,818 |
| Spain | 66 | 1:708,364 | 30,810 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Russia | 58 | 1:2,484,880 | 144,115 |
| Burkina Faso | 56 | 1:327,716 | 5,601 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| Greece | 41 | 1:270,239 | 40,426 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| Hungary | 36 | 1:272,674 | 21,202 |
| Iran | 36 | 1:2,132,848 | 74,334 |
| Solomon Islands | 35 | 1:16,572 | 3,167 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Bulgaria | 19 | 1:367,311 | 17,687 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Paraguay | 10 | 1:723,675 | 8,089 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 105 | 1:42,189 | 3,787 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
The alternate forms: Hâra (31) are calculated separately.
Hara (76,273) may also be a first name.
Hara Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó hEaghra An important sept located in Co.
Sligo; a branch migrated to the Glens of Antrim. Bibl; IF 173; Map Ant and Sligo
Hara Demographics
Hara Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hara (Arabic: هارا, Bengali: হর, Hindi: हरा, Marathi: हरा, Oriya: ହାରା, Tibetan: ཧ་རི་) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Hâra. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hara is the 1,703rd most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 22,543 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Hara are found; 80 percent are found in East Asia and 80 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 12,885th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 76,273 people.
The last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 259,549 people, or 1 in 493. In Japan Hara is primarily concentrated in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Japan this last name is found in 121 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 7 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Hara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hara surname rose 3,407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 140 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hara last name are 11.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.98% being registered with the party.
The amount Hara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning 312,296 kr per year; in Peru they earn 204.25% more than the national average, earning S/. 58,979 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.62% less than the national average, earning R 152,988 per year; in United States they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $49,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.87% more than the national average, earning $58,066 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hara in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཧ་རི་ | hari | - |
| Hara in the Hindi language | ||
| हरा | hara | 85.4 |
| हारा | hara | 10.57 |
| हर | hara | 1.85 |
| हाड़ा | hara | 0.5 |
| ीहरा | ihara | 0.17 |
| हरेा | harea | 0.17 |
| हीरा | hira | 0.17 |
| हरे | hare | 0.17 |
| हरी | hari | 0.17 |
| हाडा | hada | 0.17 |
| Hara in the Marathi language | ||
| हरा | hara | 83.8 |
| हारा | hara | 15.64 |
| हर | hara | 0.56 |
| Hara in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାରା | hara | 76.53 |
| ହର | hara | 14.36 |
| ହାର | hara | 6.05 |
| ହରା | hara | 0.82 |
| ହରି | hari | 0.13 |
| ହୀରା | hira | 0.07 |
| େହମ | ehama | 0.04 |
| ଥପା | thapa | 0.02 |
| ଆଦର | adara | 0.02 |
| େହାର | ehara | 0.02 |
| ଝର | jhara | 0.02 |
| Hara in the Bengali language | ||
| হর | hara | 66.67 |
| হারা | hara | 13.33 |
| হরমালা | haramala | 13.33 |
| হরশচী | harasaci | 6.67 |
| Hara in the Arabic language | ||
| هارا | hara | - |
| هراء | hra | - |
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Hara Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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