Iara Surname
Approximately 366 people bear this surname
Iara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 161 | 1:1,329,654 | 45,311 |
| Papua New Guinea | 126 | 1:64,712 | 8,434 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Iara (86,519) may also be a first name.
Iara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Iara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Iara (Arabic: إيارا, Georgian: იარა, Hindi: ि'ार) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Iara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 775,315th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Iara are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 11,563rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 86,519 people.
The surname Iara is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 1,329,654. In Brazil Iara is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 43 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 7 percent live. Excluding Brazil it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent live and Portugal, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Iara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Iara in the Georgian language | ||
| იარა | iara | - |
| Iara in the Hindi language | ||
| ि'ार | i'ara | 22.22 |
| आरा | ara | 22.22 |
| इअरा | i'ara | 11.11 |
| र्इरा | r'ira | 11.11 |
| ईरा | ira | 11.11 |
| इा्र | iara | 11.11 |
| िार | iara | 11.11 |
| Iara in the Arabic language | ||
| إيارا | ayara | - |
| ايارا | ayara | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iara
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