Lajara Surname
Approximately 8,843 people bear this surname
Lajara Surname User-submission:
A Spanish surname originating from the town of La Jara in the municipilaty of Sanlucar de Barrameda located in the province of Cadiz, Spain.
Lajara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,526 | 1:40,078 | 6,273 |
| Dominican Republic | 2,126 | 1:4,907 | 522 |
| Uganda | 1,833 | 1:21,298 | 3,121 |
| Spain | 993 | 1:47,082 | 4,441 |
| United States | 663 | 1:546,695 | 45,249 |
| France | 270 | 1:246,010 | 38,043 |
| Puerto Rico | 139 | 1:25,541 | 805 |
| Peru | 90 | 1:353,157 | 12,093 |
| Argentina | 79 | 1:541,056 | 39,330 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
The alternate forms: Lajára (1) are calculated separately.
Lajara (487) may also be a first name.
Lajara Surname Meaning
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Lajara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lajara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lajara (Oriya: ଲାଜାରା) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Lajára. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lajara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 57,273rd most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 824,103 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Lajara reside; 28 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 385,164th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 487 people.
Lajara is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,526 people, or 1 in 40,078. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 75 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 9 percent reside and Central Luzon, where 5 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 24 percent reside and Uganda, where 21 percent reside.
Lajara Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lajara last name are 44.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.73% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lajara earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 38.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,837 per year and in United States they earn 17.75% less than the national average, earning $35,491 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lajara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lajara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଜାରା | lajara | 55 |
| ଲାଜରା | lajara | 25 |
| ଲାଜାର | lajara | 5 |
| ଲାଜର | lajara | 3.33 |
| ଲାଯରା | layara | 3.33 |
| ଲଜାରା | lajara | 3.33 |
| ଲଜରା | lajara | 1.67 |
| ସାଜାର | sajara | 1.67 |
| ଲାଯାରା | layara | 1.67 |
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