Likar Surname

138,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Likar Surname User-submission:

The surname Likar means 'one who irons'. It comes from the verb likati, which means 'to iron' in Slovene.

Likar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,6941:1,469113
India7601:1,009,29742,514
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Austria1031:82,67412,370
Serbia861:83,0817,083
Croatia841:50,3419,673
Australia461:586,86342,409
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
France351:1,897,792163,564
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Niger211:913,90620,544
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Likár (74), Likař (14) & Líkař (145) are calculated separately.

Likar (239) may also be a first name.

Likar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Likar means 'one who irons'. It comes from the verb likati, which means 'to iron' in Slovene.

- minka

Likar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Likar (Hindi: लिकर, Marathi: िलकर, Oriya: ଲିକର, Russian: Ликарь) is found in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Likár, Likař or Líkař. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 138,695th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,259,704 people. Likar occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Likar reside; 58 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 578,640th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 239 people.

This surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 1,694 people, or 1 in 1,469. In Slovenia Likar is most common in: Gorizia, where 43 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 18 percent are found and Upper Carniola, where 17 percent are found. Not including Slovenia this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in India, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Likar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Likar last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the party.

The amount Likar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 30.06% less than the national average, earning $15,877,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.24% less than the national average, earning $35,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.04% more than the national average, earning $56,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likár9374/
Likař9314/
Likhar913,027/
Likasr911,930/
Likare91219/
Lidkar91152/
Lickar9144/
Likarz9133/
Liekar9126/
Laikar9114/
Loikar914/
Leikar913/
Likahr912/
Liukar911/
Líkař87145/
Likhare83145/
Lickard8321/
Luikard837/
Loikare836/
Leikard834/
Laikhar833/
Liskear833/
Likhaar832/
Leikart832/
Lihkare831/
Likahar831/
Likhard830/
Lekar801,201/
Licar80912/
Lukar80485/
Lykar8059/
Likor8032/
Liqar802/
Luikaart7743/
Likarova7739/
Lickhart7711/
Lischkar773/
Luikhart772/
Leickard770/
Laykar73623/
Licare73191/
Lekare73106/
Leckar7391/
Licard7366/
Licart7361/
Lukkar7351/
Lehkar7349/
Lekhar7333/
Lukhar7332/
Legkar7321/
Liscar7321/
Lekkar7321/
Liccar7317/
Liškař7316/
Lojkar7316/
Luckar7313/
Lekart7311/
Lizqar7310/
Lekarz738/
Leekar737/
Lekarp735/
Lezkar735/
Likhor733/
Likore733/
Laicar733/
Läkare732/
Llekar731/
Lajkar731/
Lekair731/
Leakar731/
Ledkar731/
Liqatr731/
Likkor731/
Leicar731/
Laiqar731/
Lekgar731/
Likour730/
Likeur730/
Lickhardt719/
Likharova712/
Luikhardt712/
Lickheart711/
Leikhardt710/
Lechkar67427/
Liquard67105/
Lehekar6745/
Leckart6739/
Lekhare6725/
Luickhardt6721/
Luicart678/
Liscarz678/
Lekhart678/
Leskard676/
Lyckarp676/
Lyckare675/
Layskar674/
Lehkare674/
Lhaykar674/
Likhayrova673/
Leickhardt673/
Likhore672/
Leakkar672/
Lukkarh671/
Lickort671/
Leskhar671/
Layhkar671/
Luiscar671/
Laickhardt671/
Licardì671/
Lychkar671/
Leshkar671/
Leekare671/
Leggkar671/
Liscaur670/
Leckard670/

Likar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Likar in the Hindi language
लिकरlikara-
Likar in the Oriya language
ଲିକରlikara-
Likar in the Marathi language
िलकरilakara-
Likar in the Russian language
Ликарьlikar-

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