Lugar Surname

198,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Lugar Surname Definition:

(English) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name 1 Leófgár = Beloved Spear [Old English leóf, dear, beloved + gár, a spear] 2 Leódgár = National Spear [Old English leód, nation, leóde (pl.), people = Old Saxon liudi]

Lugar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2531:289,27326,868
Philippines4041:250,59037,479
Croatia741:57,14310,758
South Africa641:846,52756,162
England551:1,013,05650,089
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Liberia411:107,5258,436
Canada411:898,67368,969
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Austria151:567,69652,281
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
France111:6,038,429280,838
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:186,68716,510

The alternate forms: Lugár (3) are calculated separately.

Lugar (72) may also be a first name.

Lugar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name 1 Leófgár = Beloved Spear [Old English leóf, dear, beloved + gár, a spear] 2 Leódgár = National Spear [Old English leód, nation, leóde (pl.), people = Old Saxon liudi]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lugar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lugar (Marathi: लुगार, Russian: Лугарь, Tibetan: གླུ་སྒར།) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Lugár. For other potential spellings of Lugar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lugar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 198,386th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,457,090 people. The surname Lugar is primarily found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lugar are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lugar is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 72 people.

The surname Lugar is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,253 people, or 1 in 289,273. In The United States Lugar is primarily found in: Virginia, where 16 percent are found, Indiana, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Lugar occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent are found and Croatia, where 4 percent are found.

Lugar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lugar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lugar surname increased 466 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lugar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lugar last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lugar surname are 15.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lugar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.91% more than the national average, earning R 432,288 per year; in United States they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning $41,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $48,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lugár933/
Lugard911,829/
Lugare91207/
Luggar9189/
Lungar9150/
Lougar9124/
Lugart9114/
Luegar9112/
Laugar914/
Lucgar913/
Lusgar911/
Liugar911/
Luugar911/
Leugar910/
Louggar83439/
Laugart83298/
Loungar83210/
Luigart8390/
Lugaire8380/
Lunghar8345/
Lougart8333/
Luigard8330/
Laugare8325/
Luggard8320/
Lougare8312/
Lughart8311/
Leungar8310/
Laugard833/
Luggart831/
Lugaare831/
Lugaurd831/
Laungar831/
Loughar831/
Lyungar830/
Logar803,774/
Ligar80133/
Lugor8021/
Lougarre77232/
Laughard77102/
Laugaard7728/
Lugarová777/
Luinggar772/
Lusgaard771/
Loungaar771/
Loughard770/
Loghar7388/
Lokgar7371/
Lungor7328/
Loegar732/
Leugor731/
Lugosr731/
Liegar731/
Lugord731/
Luckgardt7117/
Loughor673/
Laughheart673/
Ligghar673/
Lunggor671/
Laughor670/
Laugohr670/

Lugar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lugar in the Marathi language
लुगारlugara-
Lugar in the Tibetan language
གླུ་སྒར།lugar33.33
གླུ་གར།lugar33.33
གླུ་གར་lugar33.33
Lugar in the Russian language
Лугарьlugar-

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