Lár Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Lár Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lár Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Lar (21,015) are calculated separately.

Lár Last Name Facts

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

Lár occurs in Iceland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Lar. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lár? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lár are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Iceland, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 42,232. In Iceland it is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Iceland this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lar8921,015/
Látr8645/
Laár8623/
Lára864/
Láhr862/
Lárá861/
Lári861/
Láir861/
Lr80448/
Lário7529/
Láuar754/
Láira751/
Lor6786,451/
Ler673,129/
Lur67381/
Lra67268/
Lir67268/
Lhr6786/
Léhárt6739/
Lór6734/
Lyr6730/
Lír6726/
Lűr6725/
Lýr6720/
Wlr6713/
Lru6712/
Lry6712/
Hlr6710/
Lwr6710/
Llr6710/
Lrr679/
Lro679/
Lör676/
Lrw675/
Lrh675/
Lre675/
Ljr674/
Lür673/
Lri672/
Lér672/
Lárová672/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lár
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