Jaar Surname

160,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Palestine

Jaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6021:89,99611,027
Dominican Republic4081:25,5711,591
France3511:189,23929,444
Palestine2831:16,0742,782
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Honduras1851:47,6561,227
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Jordan891:99,3537,054
Yemen781:338,7869,970
Chile311:568,27313,994
Namibia181:133,8569,398
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
India101:76,706,538639,611
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Jaar (100) may also be a first name.

Jaar Last Name Facts

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

Jaar (Arabic: جعار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺭ, Hindi: जार, Marathi: जफ़ार, Oriya: ଯାଆର) is found most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaar? popularity and diffusion

Jaar is the 160,128th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,675,311 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Jaar live; 28 percent live in Caribbean and 23 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Jaar is also the 946,056th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 100 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 602 people, or 1 in 89,996. In South Africa Jaar is most common in: Northern Cape, where 62 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 16 percent are found and Western Cape, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Jaar occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 15 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Jaar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jaar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,613 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jaar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jaar surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jaar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.95% less than the national average, earning R 78,540 per year; in United States they earn 9.49% less than the national average, earning $39,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,817 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahar892,892/
Jaare8972/
Jaaar8928/
Jaajr893/
Jaarr893/
Jhaar893/
Djaar892/
Hjaar891/
Jaard891/
Jiaar891/
Jaarh891/
Jaart891/
Ja'ar891/
Jaahr890/
Jar8610,003/
Jahair80713/
Jijaar80196/
Jhahar8033/
Jahaar8021/
Jahaur8018/
Ijhaar8016/
Jaajre8010/
Ajhaar803/
Ejhaar802/
Jeaair802/
Jihaar801/
Jaahar801/
Ojhaar801/
Jeahar801/
Yaar7592,426/
Saar7514,759/
Jare7512,128/
Haar758,946/
Zaar754,362/
Jahr754,303/
Jair751,002/
Ijar75982/
Jard75740/
Djar75531/
Jarh75523/
Jarr75499/
Jiar75476/
Jaur75438/
Jaer75390/
Jayr75353/
Jarz75333/
Jajr75246/
Jhar75165/
Tjar75117/
Jear75112/
Jarp7583/
Jart7575/
Caar7555/
Šjar7520/
Jyar7513/
Jzar7511/
Jatr757/
Jaër757/
Iaar756/
Jasr756/
Žaar755/
Eaar754/
Hjar752/
Jgar751/
Jarå751/
Zjar751/
Ajhahar7379/
Ojhahar7314/
Jahahar734/
Jahaire733/
Jyahare731/
Ejhahar731/
Aijahar731/
Hojjaar731/
Ujhahar731/
Gujjaar731/
Djahard731/
Sahar6744,443/
Ayyar678,742/
Chaar674,965/
Jahur673,782/
Aiyar673,689/
Yağar673,221/
Jaure673,123/
Hijar672,826/
Jarre672,397/
Ijhar672,359/
Jhare672,085/
Ajgar671,870/
Ajhar671,733/
Haahr671,551/
Ijare67596/
Aayar67418/
Haarr67361/
Ojhar67334/
Haare67232/
Jaire67210/
Djare67181/
Ajiar67180/
Jardh67178/
Agiar67158/
Jihar67138/
Hahar67111/
Djair67109/
Ujhar67104/
Yahar6799/
Hjare6795/
Khaar6784/
Haarz6776/
Haart6769/
Ziaar6767/
Ejhar6761/
Haard6753/
Jauhr6750/
Ayaer6742/
Ajjar6738/
Ujjar6733/
Hađar6731/
Haarh6726/
Saair6725/
Ayiar6722/
Sa'ar6721/
Jharr6721/
Ujgar6720/
Jaird6720/
Yaare6719/
Ejjar6718/
Jahrr6718/
Jijar6716/
Jhair6715/
Jiear6715/
Aaior6715/
Jhaur6714/
Aajor6714/
Scaar6714/
Jarhe6712/
Ejgar6711/
Jayre679/
Zaaar679/
Zaarh678/
Aijar677/
Jaujr677/
Jeare677/
Ajyar677/
Zaare677/
Yaair677/
Ojear677/
Jahrø676/
Djard676/
Yaatr675/
Zaair675/
Aaiar675/
Jarrå675/
Hẩjar675/
Hjair675/
Jiare675/
Hjart675/
Jathr674/
Yaasr674/
Jaihr673/
Jaurz673/
Ya'ar673/
Jeard673/
Saarh673/
Ojhahare673/
Saaar673/
Zhaar673/
Saarr672/
Ujear672/
Ujyar672/
Djhar672/
Ijjar672/
Jajjr672/
Caarr672/
Ujiar672/
Ojiar672/
Jairp672/
Zaahr672/
Ijart672/
Haair672/
Jiard671/
Jyare671/
Jayjr671/
Jajhr671/
Jjare671/
Jjgar671/
Jhhar671/
Hyaar671/
Hjjar671/
Djarr671/
Dhjar671/
Haajr671/
Yaarr671/
Zaarz671/
Jyard671/
Jzard671/
Saahr671/
Hìjar671/
Hijahare671/
Hjarp671/
Jarhh671/
Jartø671/
Jaurt671/
Jharh671/
Jiart671/
Oijar671/
Yaaar671/
Yaard671/
Yaart671/
Tjare671/
Ajiahare671/
Djart671/
Eașar671/
Djear671/
Zaatr671/
Sgaar671/
Aayor671/
Eahar671/
Jahrh671/
Jahyr671/
Jasre671/
Jeear671/
Hzaar671/
Jartt670/
Zaarr670/
Jardd670/
Haarp670/

Jaar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaar in the Hindi language
जारjara-
Jaar in the Oriya language
ଯାଆରya'ara-
Jaar in the Marathi language
जफ़ारjafara58.82
जारjara35.29
जाफ़ारjafara5.88
Jaar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﺭjar50
ﺍﺟﺎﺭajar50
Jaar in the Arabic language
جعارjar-

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