Tar Surname

13,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Hungary

Tar Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in, or near, a tower or near a tower-like rock or hill.

Tar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar11,8971:4,366186
Hungary7,0741:1,388154
India6,2881:121,9897,885
Nigeria4,4701:39,6293,172
Iran1,7151:44,7715,103
Cameroon1,3821:15,0282,040
Mauritania1,2331:3,321407
Romania1,0861:18,4882,400
Algeria8801:43,8997,729
Ukraine6471:70,36010,095
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Turkey6181:125,92510,386
Pakistan6071:294,3066,223
Cambodia4921:31,4781,549
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
United States4381:827,53263,418
Niger4011:47,8602,420
Indonesia3561:371,48631,844
Malaysia2931:100,6636,903
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Afghanistan2111:152,3853,247
Liberia1771:24,9072,444
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
Canada951:387,84834,448
Philippines781:1,297,92697,909
France761:873,983102,402
Uganda691:565,78730,812
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Slovakia631:84,70616,342
Kenya611:757,04831,106
England601:928,63447,428
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Serbia461:155,32510,561
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Taiwan341:689,5514,984
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Austria211:405,49741,758
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Laos91:732,036508
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

The alternate forms: Tár (2) are calculated separately.

Tar (46,473) may also be a first name.

Tar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in, or near, a tower or near a tower-like rock or hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Tar Last Name Facts

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

Tar (Arabic: طار, Bengali: তর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭ, Hindi: तार, Marathi: तार, Oriya: ତାର, Tibetan: ཏར་) occurs most in Myanmar. It can also be found as a variant: Tár. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,062nd most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 169,837 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Tar live; 49 percent live in South Asia and 28 percent live in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 19,656th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 46,473 people.

The last name Tar is most numerous in Myanmar, where it is carried by 11,897 people, or 1 in 4,366. Without taking into account Myanmar it exists in 97 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 16 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Tar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 664 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tar last name is primarily Christian (94%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Tar are 14.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 199.29% more than the national average, earning R 711,228 per year; in United States they earn 11.98% more than the national average, earning $48,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.18% less than the national average, earning $46,612 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tár892/
Tare8635,944/
Thar8631,212/
Tarr8626,830/
Tahr8623,804/
Taur8610,993/
Tart868,827/
Tair868,446/
Tarh866,888/
Tear862,241/
Taar86892/
Tard86810/
Tarp86704/
Htar86325/
Ttar86198/
Tajr86176/
Tarz8654/
Tayr8622/
Tasr8619/
Tatr8610/
Tarì869/
Taár868/
Taïr866/
T'Ar863/
Tarı862/
Tgar861/
Dtar861/
Taìr861/
Tahar7521,521/
Thaur754,437/
Teare752,366/
Tarre751,866/
Thair751,512/
Tartt751,199/
Taire751,128/
Thaar75747/
Tharh75545/
Taure75482/
Tarhe75315/
Tahur75233/
Thare75183/
Thear75180/
Taare75159/
Tarrh75140/
Tahrh7592/
Tharr7591/
Teart7579/
Tayre7572/
Tearr7552/
Tardd7546/
Tasre7545/
Tardt7518/
Tarph7515/
Taart7515/
Tajrh7512/
Htair7510/
T'Arr757/
Tauyr757/
Thatr757/
Tarpø757/
Taihr756/
Tahyr755/
Taair755/
Taard754/
Teard754/
Thasr754/
Tahrr753/
Tahhr753/
Taurd752/
Taahr752/
Tearz752/
Tarrd752/
Tahjr752/
Htare751/
Ttaar751/
Thayr751/
Thahr751/
Taird751/
T'Tar751/
Taatr751/
Tauhr751/
Taurt751/
Tairh751/
Taitr751/
Tarrt751/
Tahàr751/
Tharz751/
Tharø751/
Taarh751/
Taarr751/
Tahır751/
Tardh751/
Tardì751/
Tarhh751/
Teahr751/
Tarzs751/
Tahrz751/
Tajrt751/
Tayrh751/
Tathr751/
Tearh751/
Taujr751/
Taãœr751/
Tarrr751/
Tearp750/
Tarpp750/
Tairr750/
Tahrp750/
Tayhr750/
Tairt750/
Tatrp750/
Teatr750/
Tor6758,911/
Tayreh67705/
T'Hart67631/
Tarova67585/
Thahar67528/
Thayre67221/
Tahair67157/
Tarowa6790/
Thearp6761/
Taheir6751/
Tarová6748/
Teartt6747/
Tharre6736/
Thahur6734/
Tajreh6726/
Thaire6722/
Taharh6722/
Thaure6721/
Theare678/
Ththar677/
Tahaur676/
Tahaar675/
Taheur675/
Tharpp674/
Taihre673/
Thaart673/
Thaare672/
Taahar672/
Ttahar672/
Thhare672/
Thaair672/
Taharr671/
Dhtare671/
Thasre671/
Thayrt671/
Tarrtt671/
Tór671/
Tôr671/
Taaire671/
Thëart671/
Taitrr671/
Geetar671/
Thairp670/

Tar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tar in the Bengali language
তরtara-
Tar in the Hindi language
तारtara93.68
तरtara3
तर््tar0.2
तर्tar0.13
Tar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭaltar92.06
ﺗﺎﺭtar3.86
ﺍﺗﺎﺭatar2.15
ﺗﺎﺭﻩtarh0.86
ﻃﺎﺭtar0.21
ﺍﻃﺎﺭatar0.21
Tar in the Marathi language
तारtara82.38
तारा़tara5.24
टरtara4.29
तरtara3.33
Tar in the Tibetan language
ཏར་tar80
གཏར་tar20
Tar in the Oriya language
ତାରtara49.38
ତରtara43.21
ଟରtara3.09
ତାର୍tar0.62
Tar in the Arabic language
طارtar-
طرtr-
ترtr-
تارtar-
عترtr-
عطرtr-

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