Laar Surname

81,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Estonia

Laar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,5031:6,001827
Netherlands6611:25,5484,161
Estonia2491:5,308561
Germany2221:362,63734,736
Romania781:257,40924,160
Pakistan731:2,447,17721,607
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
England61:9,286,343223,652
Finland61:916,11741,832
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Laár (23) are calculated separately.

Laar (3,106) may also be a first name.

Laar Last Name Facts

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

Laar (Russian: Лаар) has its highest incidence in Ghana. It may occur in the variant forms: Laár. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,293rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,219,265 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Laar reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Laar is also the 129,324th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 3,106 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 4,503 people, or 1 in 6,001. Barring Ghana it exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 11 percent live and Estonia, where 4 percent live.

Laar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laar last name rose 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laar last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laar earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 44.01% less than the national average, earning $24,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 187.62% more than the national average, earning $142,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laár9223/
Lahar897,772/
Laare89452/
Laarh89208/
Laarz89156/
Lađar8948/
Laart8934/
Laňar8923/
Laard8911/
Liaar892/
Laasr891/
Laair890/
Lar8621,015/
Lahair80202/
Lahaur8042/
Hlaare8041/
Laharp801/
Laarre801/
Laaird801/
La'are801/
L'Aair801/
Laharh801/
Lare7550,823/
Lear7516,808/
Lair7512,331/
Lahr758,845/
Laur757,978/
Lard751,691/
Larr75526/
Lart75481/
Liar75287/
Lgar75163/
Layr75151/
Larh75145/
Lyar75113/
Larz7551/
Latr7527/
Lhar7518/
Llar7515/
Lajr757/
Hlar755/
Lasr755/
Larp754/
Lahaair735/
Laarrzs732/
Lahayre731/
Laird6742,737/
Laure6715,491/
Liard674,202/
Larre673,979/
Leard672,131/
Lahur67775/
Laire67610/
Layre67327/
Lahyr6759/
Laňarová6736/
Lhare6734/
Laurd6730/
Leare6723/
Liart6722/
Leart6715/
Laihr6714/
Larød6713/
Liare6711/
Gliar6711/
L'Art679/
Llard679/
Lhard679/
Lhair679/
Larzr678/
Lardh677/
Llare676/
Lathr675/
Learh675/
Lautr675/
Lasre674/
Larhs673/
Layrd672/
Larrd672/
Lairp672/
Lhart672/
Larhe672/
L'Air672/
Llear671/
Lhatr671/
Lahrt671/
Learp671/
Learr671/
Lartt671/
Laurt671/
Lairh671/
Larzh671/
Larzs671/
Leaur671/
Larrr671/
Lardå671/
Lardì671/
Latër671/
Laurr671/
Laurì671/
Laurė671/
Lahrı671/
Larpp671/
Lairr671/
Layhr671/
Larrz670/
Lairt670/
Larrh670/

Laar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laar in the Russian language
Лаарlaar-

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Laar Reference & Research

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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 Laar
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