Var Surname

32,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Var Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Var Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7,0391:11,0561,441
India7,0001:109,5817,153
Iran8731:87,9528,853
France3601:184,50828,709
United States2761:1,313,25791,843
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Nigeria1761:1,006,49342,496
Senegal1451:100,5471,047
Taiwan891:263,4242,179
Canada461:800,99162,809
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
Liberia291:152,01810,911
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Cambodia241:645,2984,626
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
England161:3,482,379114,324
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Finland71:785,24338,644
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Northern Cyprus41:79,7538,764
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

The alternate forms: Văr (1) & Vár (1) are calculated separately.

Var (2,962) may also be a first name.

Var Last Name Facts

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

Var (Bengali: ভর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﺭ, Hindi: वर, Marathi: वर, Oriya: ୱାର) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Văr or Vár. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Var? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,109th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 439,062 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Var are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 42 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 133,165th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 2,962 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is borne by 7,039 people, or 1 in 11,056. In Turkey Var is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Samsun Province, where 11 percent live and Ankara Province, where 6 percent live. Besides Turkey Var exists in 79 countries. It is also common in India, where 42 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.

Var Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (76%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Var are 28.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Var earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning $41,692 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.51% less than the national average, earning $38,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Văr891/
Vár891/
Vare8623,706/
Vair861,345/
Vear861,096/
Vart86699/
Vard86557/
Vaur86393/
Varr86272/
Vayr86185/
Varh86183/
Vwar86163/
Vajr86118/
Vaar8673/
Vahr8638/
Varì8633/
Hvar8628/
Vhar8619/
Vatr8617/
Vaár8615/
Varp8613/
Vasr866/
Varø865/
Vuar863/
Varre757,114/
Vahar751,209/
Vhare75459/
Vayre75374/
Vaure75371/
Vaire75276/
Vaart75235/
Varhe75233/
Vahur75193/
Varır75188/
Vatrt75157/
Veart75135/
Vaare7595/
Veard7564/
Vaird7550/
Vasre7549/
Veare7533/
Vardh7530/
Vaard7525/
Vajtr7517/
Vharh7510/
Vaisr759/
Varpp759/
Hvgar755/
Vajrt754/
Hvard752/
Varjs752/
Vartt751/
Vasrt751/
Vwarp751/
Håvar751/
Vhart751/
Vware751/
Vuhar751/
Vattr750/
Bar67128,764/
War6749,269/
Far6716,278/
Vor675,788/
Uar671,015/
Varova67875/
Hvarre67147/
Geevar6745/
Håvard6717/
Vahier679/
Varová678/
Vahaur677/
Vaggir675/
Vwaire672/
Vaardt672/
Vajhre672/
Vwarhe671/
Vaarre671/
Vuarre671/
Vhaire671/
Vhaure671/
Varhhe671/
Vaarth671/
Varshs671/
Vaisre670/

Var Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Var in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﺭfar-
Var in the Bengali language
ভরbhara-
Var in the Oriya language
ୱାରwara-
Var in the Hindi language
वरvara94.11
वारvara5.51
वर्var0.19
वार्var0.08
Var in the Marathi language
वरvara93.77
वारvara4.73
वर्var0.11

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Var
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