Muar Surname

544,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Muar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1351:979,62472,032
Cambodia1171:132,3692,621
Malaysia991:297,92116,312
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
United States311:11,692,224454,091
India231:33,350,669396,143
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Muar (1,289) may also be a first name.

Muar Last Name Facts

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

Muar (Hindi: मुअर, Marathi: मुआर, Russian: Муар) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muar is the 544,808th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Muar live; 54 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 219,430th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 1,289 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 979,624. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Maluku, where 30 percent live, Papua, where 27 percent live and West Nusa Tenggara, where 18 percent live. Besides Indonesia Muar occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 20 percent live and Malaysia, where 17 percent live.

Muar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Muar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 141 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Muar surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Muar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.12% less than the national average, earning $37,921 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muare89145/
Muard8964/
Muarh8925/
Hmuar8915/
Muart893/
Muaar892/
Mmuar891/
Mouhar8013/
Muarre806/
Muareh806/
Muharz801/
Muaeer801/
Mwar75404/
Mbar7589/
Muor7555/
Mvar7522/
Mouhart733/
Mouhare731/
Muharhe731/
Muhahar731/
Mware67690/
Mbuor6763/
Mbour6753/
Mwaur6746/
Mbaur6728/
Mvare6723/
Mbhar6721/
Muharova678/
Mbair677/
Muore674/
Mvour673/
M'Bar673/
Mbaar673/
Muharová672/
Mwarz672/
Mbarh671/
Muort671/

Muar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muar in the Marathi language
मुआरmu'ara-
Muar in the Hindi language
मुअरmu'ara61.54
मूअरmu'ara23.08
मुआरmu'ara3.85
कमुारkamuara3.85
मु्अरmuara3.85
मुारmuara3.85
Muar in the Russian language
Муарmuar-

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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
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  • 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 Muar
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