Jar Surname

51,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Jar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,2581:235,44113,756
Myanmar2,7261:19,053403
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Iraq3881:90,2622,826
Iran3301:232,67417,973
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
United Arab Emirates2321:39,4934,114
Taiwan1991:117,8131,098
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Nigeria1671:1,060,73544,297
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Indonesia1301:1,017,30174,410
Mauritania1241:33,0232,679
Malaysia1201:245,78513,930
Afghanistan1011:318,3484,949
Thailand891:793,689128,670
Spain721:649,33429,324
Liberia631:69,9775,963
Poland611:623,09455,804
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Pakistan571:3,134,10324,953
Romania491:409,75233,339
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Yemen161:1,651,58112,512
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Moldova141:254,38322,033
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
England121:4,643,172139,951
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
China91:151,924,6187,954
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
France61:11,070,454349,096
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Jar (6,914) may also be a first name.

Jar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jar (Arabic: عجر, Bengali: জর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﺭ, Hindi: जार, Marathi: जार, Oriya: ଜାର, Tibetan: ཇར་) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,253rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,536 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Jar reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 32 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 78,231st most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 6,914 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 3,258 people, or 1 in 235,441. In India Jar is most common in: West Bengal, where 75 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 6 percent live and Maharashtra, where 4 percent live. Other than India this last name exists in 87 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 27 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.

Jar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jar has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Jar last name increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jar last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.2% more than the national average, earning $44,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning $42,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jare8612,128/
Jahr864,303/
Jaar862,724/
Jair861,002/
Ijar86982/
Jard86740/
Djar86531/
Jarh86523/
Jarr86499/
Jiar86476/
Jaur86438/
Jaer86390/
Jayr86353/
Jarz86333/
Jajr86246/
Jhar86165/
Tjar86117/
Jear86112/
Jarp8683/
Jart8675/
Šjar8620/
Jyar8613/
Jzar8611/
Jatr867/
Jaër867/
Jasr866/
Hjar862/
Jgar861/
Jarå861/
Zjar861/
Jahur753,782/
Jaure753,123/
Jahar752,892/
Hijar752,826/
Jarre752,397/
Ijhar752,359/
Jhare752,085/
Ajgar751,870/
Ajhar751,733/
Ijare75596/
Ojhar75334/
Jaire75210/
Djare75181/
Ajiar75180/
Jardh75178/
Jihar75138/
Djair75109/
Ujhar75104/
Hjare7595/
Jaare7572/
Ejhar7561/
Jauhr7550/
Ajjar7538/
Ujjar7533/
Jaaar7528/
Jharr7521/
Ujgar7520/
Jaird7520/
Ejjar7518/
Jahrr7518/
Jijar7516/
Jhair7515/
Jiear7515/
Jhaur7514/
Jarhe7512/
Ejgar7511/
Jayre759/
Aijar757/
Jaujr757/
Jeare757/
Ajyar757/
Ojear757/
Jahrø756/
Djard756/
Jarrå755/
Hẩjar755/
Hjair755/
Jiare755/
Hjart755/
Jathr754/
Jaajr753/
Jaarr753/
Jaihr753/
Jaurz753/
Jeard753/
Jhaar753/
Ujear752/
Ujyar752/
Djhar752/
Ijjar752/
Jajjr752/
Ujiar752/
Ojiar752/
Jairp752/
Djaar752/
Ijart752/
Jiard751/
Jyare751/
Jayjr751/
Jajhr751/
Jjare751/
Jjgar751/
Jhhar751/
Hjaar751/
Hjjar751/
Djarr751/
Dhjar751/
Jaard751/
Jyard751/
Jzard751/
Hìjar751/
Hjarp751/
Jarhh751/
Jartø751/
Jaurt751/
Jharh751/
Jiaar751/
Jiart751/
Oijar751/
Tjare751/
Djart751/
Jaarh751/
Jaart751/
Djear751/
Ja'ar751/
Jahrh751/
Jahyr751/
Jasre751/
Jeear751/
Jartt750/
Jardd750/
Jaahr750/
Yar67535,355/
Zar67222,560/
Sar6758,252/
Hajjar6722,082/
Har6717,511/
Car6714,333/
Gajjar6712,256/
Gujjar6711,221/
Jor673,843/
Iar671,097/
Jahair67713/
Ear67544/
Jijaar67196/
Jarova67177/
Djarre67136/
Gojgar67117/
Hijare6798/
Gojjar6786/
Jarowa6776/
Hajhar6768/
Jarová6751/
Gajgar6743/
Hijjar6740/
Ijarhe6740/
Jhahar6733/
Ujjair6729/
Ujhair6722/
Ujhaur6722/
Jahaar6721/
Hoijar6719/
Jahaur6718/
Ijhaar6716/
Jijare6712/
Ejjair6711/
Hajaer6711/
Jaurre6710/
Jaajre6710/
Haijar6710/
Gujhar6710/
Ajgarh6710/
Tjarre679/
Djaire679/
Gajhar678/
Ojhaur676/
Jharre676/
Aijare676/
Aujhar675/
Jahhur675/
Aajhar675/
Ojjair675/
Ejjiar675/
Jhahur674/
Ejhare674/
Ojhair674/
Jór674/
Ajhaar673/
Jijhar673/
Ujjear672/
Eujahr672/
Ejhaar672/
Jahurr672/
Gaijar672/
Hjarre672/
Hijair672/
Hijard672/
Jeaair672/
Gojhar671/
Oijair671/
Heijar671/
Jihaar671/
Jihare671/
Jaahar671/
Iejhar671/
Huijar671/
Hujjar671/
Ijhahr671/
Ijhare671/
Ijhatr671/
Eijhar671/
Eejhar671/
Gayjar671/
Hajear671/
Aajjar671/
Aijajr671/
Ajhhar671/
Ujgair671/
Jaihre671/
Giojar671/
Hujhar671/
Ijhhar671/
Jaheur671/
Hijart671/
Jeaure671/
Jiahur671/
Ojhaar671/
Gejgar671/
Ajyare671/
Hujiar671/
Hejjar671/
Jeareh671/
Jeahar671/
Ijaire671/
Shjarp670/

Jar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﺭjar76.56
ﺍﺟﺎﺭajar14.06
ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺭaljar3.13
ﺍﺟﺮajr1.56
ﺟﺮjr1.56
ﺃﺟﺎﺭajar1.56
ﺍﻟﺠﺮaljr1.56
Jar in the Tibetan language
ཇར་jar71.43
ཛར་dzar14.29
ཇཱར་jar14.29
Jar in the Marathi language
जारjara64.22
जरjara34.4
Jar in the Bengali language
জরjara60
জৈরjaira20
জারjara20
Jar in the Hindi language
जारjara55.56
जरjara41.27
जर्jar1.59
Jar in the Oriya language
ଜାରjara39.47
ଜରjara35.53
ଯାରyara14.47
ଯରyara7.89
ଜାର୍jar1.32
Jar in the Arabic language
عجرjr-
جرjr-
جارjar-

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