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Where Does The Last Name Mar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mar (Arabic: معر, Bengali: মার, Georgian: მარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺭ, Hindi: मार, Marathi: मार, Oriya: ମାର, Tibetan: མར་) has its highest incidence in India. It may be rendered as: Már. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 2,606^th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 34,039 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Mar reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 61 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mar is also the 6,612^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 158,973 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 129,937 people, or 1 in 5,903. In India Mar is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 77 percent reside, Bihar, where 18 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 3 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 143 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 11 percent reside and Mexico, where 9 percent reside.

Mar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mar last name expanded 6,733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mar last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Muslim (57%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mar last name are 15.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mar earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,917 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.2% less than the national average, earning $20,614,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $46,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning $57,704 CAD per year.