Lára Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Lára Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lára Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

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 surname Lára occurs most in Iceland. It may be rendered as: Lara, Lárá, Làra or Lará. For other potential spellings of Lára click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lára? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Lára are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia. Lára is also the 295,418th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 772 people.

This surname is most widespread in Iceland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 126,697. In Iceland Lára is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region, where 33 percent live, Northwestern Region, where 33 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 33 percent live. Outside of Iceland Lára is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lara92810,526/
Lárá921/
Làra921/
Láira891/
Lará832/
Lora7571,295/
Lóra754/
Lôra753/
Lári751/
Laura6777,686/
Lohra6726,631/
Loura673,265/
Leira673,185/
Laras673,110/
Larga672,418/
Laroa672,197/
Loras672,179/
Lorea671,940/
Latra671,836/
Leura671,762/
Lorah671,573/
Loray671,445/
Laraj671,315/
Lorza671,274/
Loira671,213/
Larai671,212/
Laray67583/
Larat67581/
Larza67576/
Larra67570/
Laira67529/
Loroa67422/
Llora67380/
Leyra67362/
Laraa67357/
Lorga67326/
Lotra67246/
Lorat67223/
Larad67209/
Larea67153/
Liora67146/
Larah67135/
Lorra67127/
Lorai67125/
Laara67118/
Llara67115/
Larau67105/
Liara67105/
Leara67103/
Loraj6797/
Larha6792/
Láris6787/
Hlora6780/
Lahra6769/
Luora6768/
Lorha6765/
Loyra6763/
Laraz6747/
Lyara6744/
Lorau6736/
Layra6732/
Lário6729/
Lasra6729/
Losra6727/
Lárez6722/
Láryš6721/
Loora6719/
Larap6719/
Loraz6716/
Lhara6712/
Lajra6711/
Hlara6711/
Láriš676/
Lorìa676/
Loraa676/
Láriz674/
Loréa673/
Lyora673/
Lhora672/
Lorïa671/
Laréa671/
L'Ora671/
L'Ara671/
Lorap671/

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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
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  • 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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