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

The last name Lazar (Arabic: ازار, Bengali: লাজার, Georgian: ლაზარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺰﻋﺮ, Hindi: लाजर, Marathi: लाझर, Oriya: ଲାଜାର, Russian: Лазарь) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Lazăr, Lazár, Lázar, Lazãr, Lăzar, Lázár or Lăzăr. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Lazar is the 5,855^th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 75,582 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Lazar are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 20,234^th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 44,864 people.

Lazar is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 47,839 people, or 1 in 420. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent live, Cluj County, where 4 percent live and Bihor County, where 4 percent live. Not including Romania Lazar is found in 133 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Morocco, where 4 percent live.

Lazar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lazar has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lazar surname rose 15,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lazar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lazar surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Chaldean Catholic (60%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Lazar are 2.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lazar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.45% less than the national average, earning €7,072 per year; in Norway they earn 36.76% less than the national average, earning 218,848 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,986 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.97% less than the national average, earning R 218,688 per year; in United States they earn 19.95% more than the national average, earning $51,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning $58,364 CAD per year.