Lar Surname

25,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Lar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar11,4011:4,556191
Nigeria3,6581:48,4263,722
Iran1,9361:39,6604,630
Pakistan4511:396,1067,499
Philippines4411:229,56535,174
Romania4201:47,8045,951
Ukraine3951:115,24716,392
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Poland2981:127,54618,741
India2871:2,672,70283,436
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Portugal1791:58,2023,162
Thailand1421:497,45386,793
Israel771:111,13812,490
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Taiwan601:390,7463,053
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England531:1,051,28451,324
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Canada401:921,14070,350
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Laos251:263,533260
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Algeria141:2,759,39644,963
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
France71:9,488,960336,266
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Lár (12) are calculated separately.

Lar (2,107) may also be a first name.

Lar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lar (Arabic: لار, Bengali: লার, Hindi: लार, Marathi: लार, Oriya: ଲର) is held by more people in Myanmar than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Lár. For other potential spellings of Lar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lar? popularity and diffusion

Lar is the 25,641st most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 346,778 people. The last name Lar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Lar are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 163,842nd most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 2,107 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Myanmar, where it is held by 11,401 people, or 1 in 4,556. Beside Myanmar this surname is found in 82 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Iran, where 9 percent are found.

Lar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 632 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 663 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lar last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lar last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Lar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.7% less than the national average, earning $35,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.43% less than the national average, earning $37,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lár8912/
Lare8650,823/
Lear8616,808/
Lair8612,331/
Lahr868,845/
Laur867,978/
Laar865,977/
Lard861,691/
Larr86526/
Lart86481/
Liar86287/
Lgar86163/
Layr86151/
Larh86145/
Lyar86113/
Larz8651/
Latr8627/
Laár8623/
Lhar8618/
Llar8615/
Lajr867/
Hlar865/
Lasr865/
Larp864/
Laird7542,737/
Laure7515,491/
Lahar757,772/
Liard754,202/
Larre753,979/
Leard752,131/
Lahur75775/
Laire75610/
Laare75452/
Layre75327/
Laarh75208/
Laarz75156/
Lahyr7559/
Lađar7548/
Lhare7534/
Laart7534/
Laurd7530/
Leare7523/
Laňar7523/
Liart7522/
Leart7515/
Laihr7514/
Larød7513/
Liare7511/
Laard7511/
Gliar7511/
L'Art759/
Llard759/
Lhard759/
Lhair759/
Larzr758/
Lardh757/
Llare756/
Lathr755/
Learh755/
Lautr755/
Lasre754/
Larhs753/
Layrd752/
Larrd752/
Lairp752/
Lhart752/
Larhe752/
L'Air752/
Liaar752/
Llear751/
Lhatr751/
Lahrt751/
Learp751/
Learr751/
Lartt751/
Laurt751/
Lairh751/
Larzh751/
Larzs751/
Leaur751/
Larrr751/
Lardå751/
Lardì751/
Latër751/
Laurr751/
Laurì751/
Laurė751/
Lahrı751/
Laasr751/
Larpp751/
Lairr751/
Layhr751/
Larrz750/
Lairt750/
Larrh750/
Laair750/
Lor6786,451/
Llaure67368/
Lahair67202/
Larova67106/
Lahier6782/
Geelar6772/
Lahaur6742/
Hlaare6741/
Lór6734/
Larowa6723/
Larová6721/
Laurre678/
Liartt674/
Leaure673/
Llaire673/
Lairre673/
Hlaire672/
Lhardt672/
L'Hair672/
Laisre672/
Leahrd672/
Laurth672/
Llhare671/
Lliare671/
Lhaure671/
Laharp671/
Laheir671/
Laihrd671/
Lairth671/
Laarre671/
Hllard671/
Laaird671/
Llarre671/
Laurìe671/
La'are671/
Lhaire671/
L'Aair671/
Hlaisr671/
Lheart671/
Laharh671/
Hlardt671/
Leardh670/
Lairrd670/
Lathrp670/
Lhlear670/
Hlairt670/

Lar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lar in the Bengali language
লারlara-
Lar in the Marathi language
लारlara-
Lar in the Hindi language
लारlara87.93
लरlara12.07
Lar in the Oriya language
ଲରlara75
ଲାରlara25
Lar in the Arabic language
لارlar-

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Footnotes

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