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་) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Már. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

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

It is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 129,937 people, or 1 in 5,903. In India it is most prevalent in: Tamil Nadu, where 77 percent live, Bihar, where 18 percent live and Jharkhand, where 3 percent live. Outside of India it occurs in 143 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 11 percent live and Mexico, where 9 percent live.

Mar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 6,733 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Muslim (57%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (62%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Mar are 15.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.54% being registered with the political 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.