Lohar Surname

1,334th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Lohar Surname User-submission:

The Lohar surname means 'blacksmith' (a person who make things from iron). It is a obc caste in India.

Lohar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India360,1591:2,130221
Nepal42,4431:671130
Pakistan2,6951:66,2872,443
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
United Arab Emirates1471:62,3285,951
Malaysia831:355,35218,862
England541:1,031,81650,675
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Bhutan71:88,006800
Panama61:652,04310,051
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
China41:341,830,39216,990
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Lohár (1) are calculated separately.

Lohar (2,347) may also be a first name.

Lohar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lohar surname means 'blacksmith' (a person who make things from iron). It is a obc caste in India.

- subhu

This surname means 'blacksmith' or 'ironsmith'; someone who casts weapons.

- shishirl

Lohar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lohar (Bengali: লোহার, Hindi: लोहार, Marathi: लोहार, Oriya: େଲାହାର, Tibetan: ལོ་ཧར།) is most common in India. It may also occur as a variant: Lohár. For other possible spellings of Lohar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lohar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lohar is the 1,334th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,934 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Lohar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 153,501st most frequent given name on earth. It is borne by 2,347 people.

Lohar is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 360,159 people, or 1 in 2,130. In India Lohar is primarily found in: West Bengal, where 60 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 18 percent are found and Assam, where 6 percent are found. Beside India this surname is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 10 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.

Lohar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lohar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lohar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lohar surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Lohar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.87% more than the national average, earning $61,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohár931/
Lohaar911,048/
Loahar9136/
Llohar919/
Lohhar916/
Loehar915/
Loharr914/
Lohâar914/
Lhohar913/
Lohahr913/
Lohair912/
Liohar911/
Loharh911/
Loar893,675/
Lohahar836/
Loharre831/
Louar801,375/
Lohor801,013/
Loard8099/
Loare8042/
Loahr8037/
Loarp805/
Loart802/
Lhaor802/
Lhoar801/
Loarh801/
Laohr800/
Louaar731,733/
Louart73614/
Louard73187/
Lahgar7376/
Loyear7336/
Lohárt7319/
Laehar735/
Louare734/
Loarre732/
Loahre731/
Llooar731/
Lioare731/
L'Ohor731/
Loaurd731/
Lohour731/
Loheir730/
Laor67328/
Lohoure67193/
Lauhart6717/
Lahhart671/
Loór671/
Lohárdt671/
Lyoeard671/

Lohar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lohar in the Tibetan language
ལོ་ཧར།lohar-
Lohar in the Bengali language
লোহারlohara99.58
Lohar in the Marathi language
लोहारlohara97.78
लोहरlohara0.93
हरीhari0.07
ळोहारlohara0.02
हारhara0.01
लोहोरlohora0.01
लोहloha0.01
लुहारluhara0.01
लोअरlo'ara0.01
सोहरsohara0
लोहजाlohaja0
लेहारlehara0
लोहातlohata0
नोहारnohara0
तोहारtohara0
िहराihara0
जोहारjohara0
लोहुरlohura0
लोहाराlohara0
फारphara0
कोहारkohara0
लोहारेlohare0
लोशरlosara0
हारीhari0
लोहाloha0
लहारlahara0
मोहारmohara0
Lohar in the Oriya language
େଲାହାରelahara95.22
ଲହାରlahara1.25
ଲୁହାରluhara0.36
େଲାହାର୍elahar0.06
ଲୋଦରlodara0.04
ହାରhara0.03
ହାରାhara0.03
ଲହରାlahara0.02
ଲାହାରlahara0.01
ଝରାjhara0.01
ଲହାରାlahara0.01
ହରିhari0.01
Lohar in the Hindi language
लोहारlohara94.33
लोहरlohara5.34
लुहारluhara0.06
लोहार्lohar0.06

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