Lars Surname

323,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Lars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
France2281:291,32844,676
Germany1341:600,78748,250
Russia1161:1,242,44090,032
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Finland391:140,94113,163
Norway201:257,11427,149
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Estonia191:69,56912,771
England141:3,979,861125,553
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Israel121:713,13647,700
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Greenland71:8,054710
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
India61:127,844,230863,365
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Lars (438,603) may also be a first name.

Lars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lars (Arabic: لرس, Georgian: ლარს, Hindi: लारस, Russian: Ларс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lars? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 323,367th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,320,508 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Lars live; 33 percent live in Western Europe and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lars is also the 2,333rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 438,603 people.

Lars is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 1,228,674. In The United States it is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 40 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Missouri, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Lars is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Lars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lars has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 284 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lars last name are 23.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lars earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning $40,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.68% more than the national average, earning $81,321 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Larsh891,038/
Lahrs89325/
Laurs89316/
Lears89274/
Laars89135/
Larse89101/
Lairs8949/
Larrs8914/
Larsø8911/
Liars896/
Laers895/
Larss895/
Larås894/
Lajrs894/
Lgars892/
Larsz891/
Larsd891/
Layrs891/
Larzs891/
Larsp891/
Larst890/
Lyars890/
Larsch80138/
Learst8074/
Ålgars8072/
Laarse8019/
L'Hars807/
Larshe806/
Laarss802/
Learse802/
Lahrsh802/
Lattrs801/
Lahars801/
Learsh800/
Lors75313/
Lers7550/
Lörs7511/
Learsch7313/
Larsova7311/
Hållars735/
Lahiers732/
Laarrzs732/
Larsche731/
Leathrs731/
Learsht731/
Laursch731/
Leurs673,898/
Larch671,558/
Leers671,206/
Lours67689/
Lorse67625/
Larce67568/
Loers67519/
Leirs67497/
Lorås67160/
Loirs67103/
Lhors6779/
Lohrs6763/
Lersh6758/
Löhrs6737/
Larze6736/
Laurx6725/
Lerås6711/
Larje6710/
Lorsh679/
Lgors679/
Loors678/
Lhers678/
Lehrs676/
Lersz676/
Lorst673/
Hlers671/
Leyrs671/
Lersø671/
Larshova671/
Liors671/
Lörås671/
Laarß671/
Lyors670/

Lars Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lars in the Georgian language
ლარსlars-
Lars in the Hindi language
लारसlarasa-
Lars in the Russian language
Ларсlars-
Lars in the Arabic language
لرسlrs-
ارسars-
لارسlars-

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