Lára Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Lára Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Lara (810,526), Lárá (1), Làra (1) & Lará (2) are calculated separately.
Lára (772) may also be a first name.
Lára Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lára Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lára occurs in Iceland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Lara, Lárá, Làra or Lará. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lára? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Lára reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 295,418th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 772 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 126,697. In Iceland it is mostly found in: Capital Region, where 33 percent reside, Northwestern Region, where 33 percent reside and Southern Peninsula, where 33 percent reside. Besides Iceland this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lara | 92 | 810,526 | / |
| Lárá | 92 | 1 | / |
| Làra | 92 | 1 | / |
| Láira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lará | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lora | 75 | 71,295 | / |
| Lóra | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lôra | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lári | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laura | 67 | 77,686 | / |
| Lohra | 67 | 26,631 | / |
| Loura | 67 | 3,265 | / |
| Leira | 67 | 3,185 | / |
| Laras | 67 | 3,110 | / |
| Larga | 67 | 2,418 | / |
| Laroa | 67 | 2,197 | / |
| Loras | 67 | 2,179 | / |
| Lorea | 67 | 1,940 | / |
| Latra | 67 | 1,836 | / |
| Leura | 67 | 1,762 | / |
| Lorah | 67 | 1,573 | / |
| Loray | 67 | 1,445 | / |
| Laraj | 67 | 1,315 | / |
| Lorza | 67 | 1,274 | / |
| Loira | 67 | 1,213 | / |
| Larai | 67 | 1,212 | / |
| Laray | 67 | 583 | / |
| Larat | 67 | 581 | / |
| Larza | 67 | 576 | / |
| Larra | 67 | 570 | / |
| Laira | 67 | 529 | / |
| Loroa | 67 | 422 | / |
| Llora | 67 | 380 | / |
| Leyra | 67 | 362 | / |
| Laraa | 67 | 357 | / |
| Lorga | 67 | 326 | / |
| Lotra | 67 | 246 | / |
| Lorat | 67 | 223 | / |
| Larad | 67 | 209 | / |
| Larea | 67 | 153 | / |
| Liora | 67 | 146 | / |
| Larah | 67 | 135 | / |
| Lorra | 67 | 127 | / |
| Lorai | 67 | 125 | / |
| Laara | 67 | 118 | / |
| Llara | 67 | 115 | / |
| Larau | 67 | 105 | / |
| Liara | 67 | 105 | / |
| Leara | 67 | 103 | / |
| Loraj | 67 | 97 | / |
| Larha | 67 | 92 | / |
| Láris | 67 | 87 | / |
| Hlora | 67 | 80 | / |
| Lahra | 67 | 69 | / |
| Luora | 67 | 68 | / |
| Lorha | 67 | 65 | / |
| Loyra | 67 | 63 | / |
| Laraz | 67 | 47 | / |
| Lyara | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lorau | 67 | 36 | / |
| Layra | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lário | 67 | 29 | / |
| Lasra | 67 | 29 | / |
| Losra | 67 | 27 | / |
| Lárez | 67 | 22 | / |
| Láryš | 67 | 21 | / |
| Loora | 67 | 19 | / |
| Larap | 67 | 19 | / |
| Loraz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lhara | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lajra | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hlara | 67 | 11 | / |
| Láriš | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lorìa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Loraa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Láriz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loréa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lyora | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lhora | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lorïa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laréa | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Ora | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Ara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lorap | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lára
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