Regar Surname

48,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Regar Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name of a Kshatriya branch, Kshatriya means 'warrior', Raigar is one of that Kshatriya branch. Raigar derives from the word raghu, Raghu was a famous king in Indian mythology. Today Raigar is known as a caste.

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Regar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5,2911:24,9952,977
India4,8751:157,3479,839
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Qatar1401:16,8431,831
Austria311:274,69131,731
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Regar (452) may also be a first name.

Regar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name of a Kshatriya branch, Kshatriya means 'warrior', Raigar is one of that Kshatriya branch. Raigar derives from the word raghu, Raghu was a famous king in Indian mythology. Today Raigar is known as a caste.

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Regar Last Name Facts

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

Regar (Arabic: ريغار, Hindi: रेगर, Marathi: रेगर, Oriya: େରଗାର, Russian: Регар) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Regar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,766th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 689,913 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Regar reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 402,268th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 452 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5,291 people, or 1 in 24,995. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: North Sumatra, where 40 percent live, Riau, where 22 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 13 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in India, where 46 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Regar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Regar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Regar last name expanded 126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Regar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Regar last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72% being registered with the political party.

Regar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $38,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Regard911,514/
Regare9117/
Regart9115/
Reggar917/
Reegar916/
Reigar914/
Regahr914/
Riegar913/
Hregar912/
Reagar912/
Raegar912/
Regair911/
Roegar911/
Rejgar911/
Reygar911/
Reigart83153/
Reigard83115/
Reingar8371/
Regaire8353/
Regaard8343/
Regardt837/
Reggard833/
Reygart833/
Regardh833/
Reygard832/
Reghard832/
Regayre831/
Reigear831/
Rehgarh831/
Reegard831/
Reagart830/
Resgart830/
Reggart830/
Ragar801,838/
Rogar80476/
Rigar80224/
Regor80118/
Rygar8039/
Reighard771,528/
Øregaard7753/
Reighart7751/
Reygaard7745/
Reaghard7737/
Reigardt7716/
Reaghart779/
Rejgaard774/
Reghardt772/
Reigaart772/
Reygardt771/
Reigaard771/
Reggaard771/
Rheingar770/
Reiggart770/
Raigar732,136/
Reagor731,040/
Rigard73745/
Rajgar73638/
Rogaar73201/
Ragarh73169/
Regore73131/
Rigart73118/
Riggar73114/
Regord7398/
Rygard7381/
Regorz7346/
Regoor7338/
Roygar7329/
Rahgar7320/
Reigor7318/
Rojgar7315/
Riegor7314/
Rygart7313/
Ragaur7313/
Regour7311/
Raghar739/
Ragair733/
Hrygar733/
Raygar733/
Rhagar733/
Rijgar732/
Rigare732/
Rigaar732/
Raggar731/
Raegor731/
Regojr731/
Roigar731/
Hrigar731/
Hragar731/
Reggor731/
Regort731/
Raqgar731/
Resgor731/
Risgar730/
Ruigar730/
Reegor730/
Ørregaard7123/
Reygaardt7119/
Reigaardt712/
Reisgaard711/
Reyghardt711/
Reighardt710/
Rajgarh671,230/
Rygaard67966/
Regourd67794/
Roghair67344/
Rajgaur67183/
Rajghar67162/
Rigaard67125/
Roigard6798/
Righart6793/
Regoort6785/
Regoord6757/
Roghaar6757/
Righard6749/
Rajgare6734/
Regorre6723/
Rygardt6721/
Raingar6714/
Rigaurt6712/
Reichgardt6710/
Rigardt679/
Riggare675/
Regueir674/
Reageor673/
Roigart672/
Rögardt672/
Rooygar672/
Rahagar671/
Roygarh671/
Recgord671/
Riggard671/
Ricgard671/
Rigaurd671/
Rahghar671/
Reygord671/
Risgart671/
Ryghard671/
Raygart671/
Roghaur670/
Riggart670/
Reigore670/
Raghair670/
Riggaur670/
Rheagor670/

Regar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Regar in the Oriya language
େରଗାରeragara-
Regar in the Hindi language
रेगरregara99.92
रेगारregara0.04
Regar in the Marathi language
रेगरregara76.81
रेगारregara11.59
रगरragara5.8
रैगरraigara2.9
रेजरrejara2.9
Regar in the Russian language
Регарregar-
Regar in the Arabic language
ريغارryghar-

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