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Where Does The Last Name Lara Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lara (Arabic: الرا, Georgian: ლარა, Hindi: लारा, Marathi: लारा, Oriya: ଲାରା) is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Lára, Lará, Làra or Lárá. Click here for further possible spellings of Lara.

How Common Is The Last Name Lara? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 676^th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,991 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Lara reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Lara is also the 2,962^nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 351,418 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Mexico, where it is held by 321,039 people, or 1 in 387. In Mexico Lara is most frequent in: México, where 12 percent reside, Veracruz, where 11 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 8 percent reside. Not including Mexico this last name is found in 170 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Venezuela, where 6 percent reside.

Lara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lara has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 27,221 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,337 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lara surname is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (85%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Lara are 42.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.66% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.36% less than the national average, earning €14,908 per year; in Norway they earn 39.75% less than the national average, earning 208,502 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,641 per year; in South Africa they earn 279.89% more than the national average, earning R 902,760 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.39% less than the national average, earning $22,160,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.21% less than the national average, earning $35,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $46,905 CAD per year.