Luhar Surname

6,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Luhar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luhar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India45,4481:16,8781,349
Nepal39,7531:716137
Pakistan3421:522,3518,826
England2011:277,20421,667
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
United Arab Emirates801:114,5289,720
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Malaysia551:536,25926,457
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Luhar (3,612) may also be a first name.

Luhar Last Name Facts

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

Luhar (Hindi: लुहार, Marathi: लुहार, Oriya: ଲୁହାର) is most common in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luhar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luhar is the 6,553rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,545 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Luhar are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 117,656th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 3,612 people.

This surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 45,448 people, or 1 in 16,878. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 78 percent reside, Odisha, where 11 percent reside and Assam, where 5 percent reside. Apart from India this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 46 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.

Luhar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Luhar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Luhar surname increased 11,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luhar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luhar last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Luhar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.58% less than the national average, earning R 48,516 per year; in United States they earn 32.82% more than the national average, earning $57,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.39% more than the national average, earning $60,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauhar911,827/
Louhar91122/
Luuhar917/
Lujhar915/
Luhaar912/
Luharr911/
Lauhart8317/
Louhaur8311/
Luhaire834/
Louhart831/
Liuhart831/
Luhaare831/
Luheart830/
Leuhart830/
Louar801,375/
Lauar80552/
Lihar80110/
Leuar8017/
Luhor803/
Luear800/
Leuheart770/
Louaar731,733/
Louart73614/
Louard73187/
Loehar735/
Liharr734/
Louare734/
Leuard731/
Luijar731/
Lauhor731/
Lauare730/
Lauarre671/
Lhuhoor671/
Louhore671/
Lauasre670/

Luhar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luhar in the Oriya language
ଲୁହାରluhara96.2
ଳୁହାରluhara1.32
ଲୂହାରluhara0.74
ଲୁହାluha0.19
ଲୁହରluhara0.08
ଲୁହୁରାluhura0.08
ଲୁହାର୍luhar0.08
କୁାରkuara0.03
କୁହାରkuhara0.03
ଲହାରlahara0.03
Luhar in the Hindi language
लुहारluhara95.43
लूहारluhara3.15
लुहरluhara1.05
लुहराluhara0.22
लूहरluhara0.07
लुहाऱluhara0.07
Luhar in the Marathi language
लुहारluhara90.1
लोहारlohara5.28
लूहारluhara3.3
लुहरluhara0.66

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