Thar Surname

17,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Thar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar28,5031:1,822130
India1,4521:528,28226,283
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Germany1621:496,94742,561
Israel1561:54,8577,107
Pakistan1491:1,198,95214,366
Thailand1091:648,058109,152
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Canada531:695,20056,020
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Taiwan451:520,9943,910
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
South Sudan251:456,603797
England191:2,932,529101,561
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Cambodia171:911,0095,219
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
China31:455,773,85521,925
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Thár (12) are calculated separately.

Thar (25,796) may also be a first name.

Thar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thar (Arabic: ثار, Bengali: থার, Hindi: थर्, Marathi: ठार, Oriya: ଥର) is carried by more people in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Thár. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,713th most widespread family name internationally, held by around 1 in 233,485 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Thar live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Burmo-Asia. Thar is also the 31,235th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 25,796 people.

This last name is most widely held in Myanmar, where it is borne by 28,503 people, or 1 in 1,822. Not including Myanmar Thar occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Thar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Thar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Thar last name grew 3,760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Thar surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Thar earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.97% more than the national average, earning $52,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.7% less than the national average, earning $41,883 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thár9212/
Tahar8921,521/
Thaur894,437/
Thair891,512/
Thaar89747/
Tharh89545/
Thare89183/
Thear89180/
Tharr8991/
Thatr897/
Thasr894/
Thayr891/
Thahr891/
Tharz891/
Tharø891/
Tar8642,909/
T'Hart80631/
Thahar80528/
Thayre80221/
Tahair80157/
Thearp8061/
Tharre8036/
Thahur8034/
Thaire8022/
Taharh8022/
Thaure8021/
Theare808/
Ththar807/
Tahaur806/
Tahaar805/
Tharpp804/
Thaart803/
Thaare802/
Taahar802/
Ttahar802/
Thhare802/
Thaair802/
Taharr801/
Thasre801/
Thayrt801/
Thëart801/
Thairp800/
Tare7535,944/
Tarr7526,830/
Tahr7523,804/
Thor7520,847/
Taur7510,993/
Tart758,827/
Tair758,446/
Tarh756,888/
Tear752,241/
Taar75892/
Tard75810/
Tarp75704/
Htar75325/
Ttar75198/
Tajr75176/
Tarz7554/
Tayr7522/
Tasr7519/
Tatr7510/
Tohr759/
Tarì759/
Taár758/
Taïr756/
T'Ar753/
Thór753/
Tarı752/
Tgar751/
Dtar751/
Taìr751/
T'Hardt7316/
Thaharh7312/
Thahaar735/
Thaheir731/
Theartt731/
Thaghir731/
Thore679,335/
Teare672,366/
Tarre671,866/
Tartt671,199/
Taire671,128/
Taure67482/
Thoor67343/
Tarhe67315/
Thour67240/
Tahur67233/
Thorr67214/
Taare67159/
Tarrh67140/
Thorz67124/
Tahrh6792/
Teart6779/
Tayre6772/
Tearr6752/
Tardd6746/
Tasre6745/
Their6731/
Taharova6728/
Thorø6725/
Tardt6718/
Tohur6717/
Tarph6715/
Theur6715/
Taart6715/
Htair6710/
Thoir679/
T'Arr677/
Tauyr677/
Tarpø677/
Taihr676/
Thuor675/
Tahyr675/
Taair675/
Taard674/
Teard674/
Tahrr673/
Tahhr673/
Taurd672/
Taahr672/
Tearz672/
Tarrd672/
Tahjr672/
Htare671/
Ttaar671/
Thahaire671/
Thotr671/
Thhor671/
Taird671/
T'Tar671/
Taatr671/
Tauhr671/
Taurt671/
Taitr671/
Tarrt671/
Thargeeh671/
Tahàr671/
Taarh671/
Taarr671/
Taharová671/
Tahır671/
Tardh671/
Tardì671/
Tarhh671/
Teahr671/
Thoër671/
Tarzs671/
Tahrz671/
Tajrt671/
Tathr671/
Tearh671/
Taujr671/
Taãœr671/
Tarrr671/
Tearp670/
Theyr670/
Tarpp670/
Tairr670/
Tahrp670/
Tayhr670/
Thorh670/
Tairt670/
Tatrp670/
Teatr670/

Thar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thar in the Hindi language
थर्thar97.97
थारthara0.68
थार्thar0.68
थरthara0.34
ठारthara0.17
Thar in the Bengali language
থারthara60
থরthara40
Thar in the Marathi language
ठारthara57.44
थारthara33.33
थरthara7.18
Thar in the Oriya language
ଥରthara45
ଠରthara40
ଠରାଇଁthara'im5
ଥାରthara5
ଠାରthara5
Thar in the Arabic language
ثارthar-

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Footnotes

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