Lares Surname

21,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Lares Surname User-submission:

This last name is apparently Sephardic Jew, and it comes from Galicia, or at least the first time someone with that last name is registered is from 1492.

Meaning: LARES are the protectors of the pillars of the temples against evil spirits.

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Lares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico9,1541:13,5601,241
Venezuela4,4501:6,787769
Guatemala3,4971:4,599646
United States2,7431:132,14013,903
Argentina2,5691:16,6381,451
Brazil5661:378,22314,452
Philippines3991:253,73037,830
Colombia3071:155,6164,421
Spain1631:286,82217,546
Paraguay1561:46,3891,373
Trinidad and Tobago1341:10,1791,402
Germany1111:725,27454,868
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Peru961:331,08511,769
Uruguay821:41,8514,775
Finland521:105,70610,637
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Iran211:3,656,311102,225
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Ecuador211:757,42112,901
India191:40,371,862445,856
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Norway71:734,61250,907
Panama61:652,04310,051
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England51:11,143,612252,590
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France21:33,211,361423,184
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lares (262) may also be a first name.

Lares Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This last name is apparently Sephardic Jew, and it comes from Galicia, or at least the first time someone with that last name is registered is from 1492.

Meaning: LARES are the protectors of the pillars of the temples against evil spirits. The Lares were Roman deities, children of the naiad Lara and the god Mercury whose origin is found in the Etruscan cults of family gods. The religion of ancient Rome had two aspects: on the one hand, public or state cults and, on the other, private or domestic cults. Within this second aspect is the worship of the so-called dii familiaris or gods of the family. Among these are the lares loci, whose primary function was to watch over the territory in which the family home was located. So much so, that before private property was regulated by law, the lares gods were in charge of preventing strangers from entering foreign lands through, according to popular belief, the threat of diseases that could be fatal.Roman families had great veneration for the lares, which they represented in the form of small statues. These were placed both inside and outside the house on small altars called lararia (sg. Lararium), where offerings were made or prayers were rendered. In the houses (sg. Domus), the larario used to be located in the atrium, as close as possible to the main door. In the case of the apartments (pl. Insulae), the lararium 'was placed near the kitchen, although there could be several in the same house and it was not unusual for them to be found in the bedrooms. What was important, however, was that they were not in low-traffic or hidden places, so that they were not ignored or forgotten. In early Roman times each house had at least one statuette, later on, some confusion arises between these and those of the manes, souls of the dead ancestors.

- César Figueroa Lares

Lares Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lares (Hindi: लारेस, Marathi: लारेस, Oriya: ଲେରସ, Russian: Ларес) is found most frequently in Mexico. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lares? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,904th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 293,580 people. The last name Lares occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Lares live; 48 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Hispano-North America. Lares is also the 549,774th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 262 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 9,154 people, or 1 in 13,560. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Durango, where 18 percent reside, Jalisco, where 17 percent reside and Chihuahua, where 12 percent reside. Besides Mexico this last name occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 18 percent reside and Guatemala, where 14 percent reside.

Lares Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lares has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lares last name increased 91,433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lares Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lares are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.37% registered with the political party.

The amount Lares earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.52% less than the national average, earning 261,218 kr per year; in Peru they earn 26.96% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,159 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.09% less than the national average, earning $15,189,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.51% less than the national average, earning $37,751 USD per year and in Canada they earn 92.45% more than the national average, earning $95,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laures911,322/
Larese911,172/
Laires91460/
Larres91246/
Liares91221/
Lahres91172/
Larges91144/
Latres91132/
Lareus91117/
Llares91105/
Larets9148/
Leares9121/
Laries9110/
Larees916/
Lajres915/
Laresh912/
Laress912/
Layres912/
Laares912/
Lyares911/
Lareis911/
Laíres911/
Lasres911/
Larzes911/
Larezs911/
Hlares911/
Lare8950,823/
Laureys833,307/
Laureus83202/
Largess83159/
Laitres83100/
Lareese8326/
Llareus8320/
Laresse8319/
Laresch8317/
Larreas8313/
Latrese8310/
Lauries839/
Latresh838/
Lairese837/
Laurets835/
Lahares835/
Lauresh834/
Lahresh833/
Layreys832/
Lareshe832/
Laureis832/
Larrest831/
Liayres831/
Lajresh831/
Laayres831/
Llarges831/
Laurest831/
Liarest831/
Liahres831/
Laeries831/
Laarzes831/
Larresh830/
Llarres830/
Larries830/
Large8021,946/
Larez8016,050/
Laure8015,491/
Lores809,269/
Larre803,979/
Laris802,326/
Lahre801,393/
Latre801,323/
Lareu801,018/
Leres80704/
Laire80610/
Laret80487/
Larey80471/
Laare80452/
Larie80426/
Layre80327/
Larej80239/
Laree80181/
Larea80153/
Larys80126/
Larei8071/
Larze8036/
Larec8036/
Lhare8034/
Larer8031/
Leare8023/
Larée8017/
Lared8012/
Liare8011/
Lyare8010/
Larep8010/
Larje8010/
Lareh809/
Lgare807/
Llare806/
Lasre804/
Larex804/
Larhe802/
Lóres802/
Lôres801/
Löres801/
Laresche77186/
Laureijs77154/
Lahreesh77119/
Lairesse7767/
Laresová7724/
Latrease776/
Leatress773/
Latresse772/
Laitress771/
Laresova771/
Lauresse771/
Laaresse771/
Lharries770/
Leathres770/
Larios7377,533/
Larrea7334,996/
Laurie7316,185/
Lauret7310,221/
Loures735,341/
Laredj734,537/
Lahare734,402/
Laarej732,021/
Laurea731,690/
Larrey731,193/
Lahure731,122/
Larysz731,093/
Lautre73780/
Largey73776/
Laurer73751/
Larher73590/
Larish73474/
Larice73457/
Lauris73389/
Laurey73385/
Lairet73369/
Llaure73368/
Loreus73355/
Larret73343/
Lories73272/
Lairie73243/
Laared73204/
Laurge73196/
Learey73177/
Loresh73167/
Larred73165/
Larisz73143/
Laurez73141/
Learie73138/
Lleres73121/
Larris73104/
Liaris7389/
Largis7372/
Larise7372/
Latrez7370/
Laitre7368/
Lairis7365/
Laurys7364/
Lairys7363/
Latris7357/
Lasris7355/
Larrie7353/
Larece7353/
Larois7350/
Layris7350/
Leared7349/
Hlaare7341/
Lorese7340/
Lattre7338/
Lorges7336/
Lorets7335/
Lasret7332/
Larais7331/
Larrys7326/
Leires7326/
Laaris7325/
Lairez7324/
Latree7320/
Laired7319/
Lereus7319/
Larhed7318/
Lereis7318/
Lorres7317/
Liaret7317/
Larett7316/
Larech7315/
Lörges7315/
Latrey7314/
Layrer7314/
Lahrey7313/
Layret7313/
Laatre7313/
Llores7313/
Liores7313/
Lariez7312/
Loyres7312/
Laurès7310/
Learer739/
Lareaj739/
Laurei738/
Laurre738/
Learez738/
Larays737/
Lorest736/
Hlaris735/
Lahrie735/
Llaret735/
Lareuz735/
Laured735/
Liarez734/
Laarje734/
Lahrer733/
Leaure733/
Llaire733/
Latrre733/
Lauree733/
Laeris733/
Larreu733/
Lairre733/
Larzis733/
Larrez733/
Leries733/
Learis732/
Hlaire732/
Laread732/
Laisre732/
Layrie732/
Loores732/
Loreis732/
Lariss732/
Lharee732/
Lareea732/
Laaree731/
Larhea731/
Llhare731/
Lliare731/
Lhaure731/
Lariea731/
Latrea731/
Lauhre731/
Laureu731/
Laurex731/
Laarre731/
Larhee731/
Larrer731/
Lasrer731/
Laíris731/
Lorees731/
Loresc731/
Llères731/
Llareu731/
Llarez731/
Llarre731/
Larzhe731/
Larèse731/
Layrey731/
Largez731/
Latreh731/
Laurìe731/
Lairej731/
La'are731/
Leures731/
Leresh731/
Lhaire731/
Lharet731/
Liarge731/
Gliare731/
Lasree731/
Lairje731/
Larrei731/
Lajred731/
Laarez731/
Laarie731/
Luores731/
Liatre731/
Larzee731/
Layrys731/
Learys730/
Larree730/
Lerres730/
Loress730/
Lairee730/
Lairey730/
Larrge730/
Lareid730/
Loreas730/
Laruis730/
Lahresová717/
Lareshova713/
Laressova711/
Latreezse711/
Lara67810,526/
Lari6717,275/
Lore679,998/
Lary674,107/
Larisch672,960/
Lairedj672,546/
Lariche671,258/
Latrech671,216/
Laaredj67579/
Laurett67567/
Laariss67343/
Larrett67273/
Larisse67226/
Loresch67178/
Lautrey67166/
Leeresh67163/
Lajrish67162/
Lattrez67142/
Larrios67133/
Laurice67117/
Laharie67107/
Learish6785/
Lareche6783/
Laureat6775/
Laharis6752/
Laurijs6751/
Lautret6747/
Lahiere6742/
Laraise6741/
Lattrey6732/
Larysch6727/
Loretts6726/
Largois6724/
Larj6723/
Laurise6720/
Laurisz6718/
Lahaire6717/
Lharris6716/
Laré6716/
Laureij6715/
Laharey6712/
Leatrea6712/
Hlairea6711/
Lorreus6711/
Latrece679/
Laurrie679/
Laarech678/
Latrish676/
Laurece675/
Lahrish675/
Lauredt675/
Laroyce674/
Larysse674/
Larrise674/
Larhett674/
Latrise673/
Lareice673/
Latryce673/
Laureysová673/
Lahaure673/
Laarais673/
Laurrey673/
Larisce673/
Lauretz672/
Lauttre672/
Latredj672/
L'Haire672/
Laharei672/
Lairett672/
Laureit672/
Latrois672/
Lará672/
Larrrea672/
Liatris672/
Latrice672/
Lorrese671/
Lorresp671/
Lourese671/
Lhareth671/
Laggire671/
Laraish671/
Larhead671/
Larrece671/
Larreuz671/
Larriey671/
Laheere671/
Laihrei671/
Laittre671/
Leahrer671/
Latread671/
Lauriea671/
Laurish671/
Laarise671/
Lauriey671/
Lasredj671/
Larredj671/
Larrice671/
Llarios671/
Louress671/
Laroise671/
Larrois671/
Laretch671/
Laurais671/
Laureer671/
Laureysova671/
Laurrea671/
Laurést671/
Laharge671/
Lahayre671/
L'Hayre671/
L'Large671/
Larrech671/
Larrred671/
Lairech671/
Lourres671/
Larzish671/
Layrett671/
Lerreys671/
Lauruis670/
Lathrep670/
Larrish670/
Leeries670/
Lorries670/
Lasrett670/
Leirest670/
Latruis670/
Loresth670/
Lorress670/
Learrey670/
Learett670/
Lairrie670/
Laurgey670/
Layretz670/
Larheed670/
Laroice670/
Lathrey670/
Larishe670/
Larheuh670/
Laureey670/
Lottres670/
Laisrey670/
Lattred670/
Leureus670/
Laurreu670/
Larahee670/
Lathret670/
Llauret670/
Lourges670/

Lares Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lares in the Oriya language
ଲେରସlerasa96.15
ଲାେରସ୍laeras1.92
Lares in the Hindi language
लारेसlaresa85.71
लारेन्सlarensa7.14
आरara7.14
Lares in the Marathi language
लारेसlaresa73.68
लारेlare21.05
लाजरसlajarasa5.26
Lares in the Russian language
Ларесlares-

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