Joar Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Joar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 142 | 1:186,094 | 8,252 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
Joar (2,929) may also be a first name.
Joar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Joar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Joar is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Joar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Joar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,321,499th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Joar are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 84 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 134,081st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 2,929 people.
It is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 186,094. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Abyan Governorate, where 95 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent live and Dhamar Governorate, where 1 percent live. Outside of Yemen Joar occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Joar
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