Vicar Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Vicar Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Incumbent; orig. a Deputy or Substitute [French vicaire, a vicar, curate; Latin vicari-us, a deputy] Nature, the vicaire of the almyghty Lord.—Chaucer, Parl. of Foules, 379.

Vicar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1051:191,21819,313
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
England171:3,277,533109,658
India141:54,790,384527,769
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Vičar (453) are calculated separately.

Vicar (676) may also be a first name.

Vicar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Incumbent; orig. a Deputy or Substitute [French vicaire, a vicar, curate; Latin vicari-us, a deputy] Nature, the vicaire of the almyghty Lord.—Chaucer, Parl. of Foules, 379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac an Bhiocair Though there was a branch of the MacMahons of Oriel so called, MacVickers in Ireland are mostly of Scottish descent. The name is rare outside Ulster. SIF 151

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Vicar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vicar (Arabic: فيكار) is most common in Romania. It may also be rendered as a variant: Vičar. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vicar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 889,654th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Vicar are found; 36 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 35 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 318,733rd most common first name in the world It is held by 676 people.

The surname Vicar is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 191,218. In Romania Vicar is mostly found in: Arad County, where 99 percent reside and Timiș County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Romania Vicar is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and The Philippines, where 17 percent reside.

Vicar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vicar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vicar surname grew 161 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vicar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vicar are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Vicar earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $41,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vičar93453/
Vicard91600/
Vichar91559/
Vickar91375/
Vicart91336/
Vicare91167/
Viscar91117/
Vizcar91101/
Vaicar9146/
Vichare8319,224/
Vicaire83967/
Viscart83135/
Viscard8352/
Visczar8316/
Vizcarr836/
Vitchar834/
Vichhar833/
Vickard832/
Vaichar832/
Viccare832/
Vaicard832/
Vicahre831/
Vizcart831/
Vichear831/
Vitczar831/
Vijar801,162/
Viqar801,042/
Bicar80940/
Vikar80538/
Visar80228/
Vizar80178/
Văcar80156/
Vicor8031/
Ficar8013/
Vecar806/
Wicar805/
Vicarova776/
Vichaare772/
Vickhair772/
Vishcare771/
Vichhear771/
Vidchare771/
Vizcarre771/
Vaikar736,398/
Wichar736,382/
Vizard73939/
Vikhar73790/
Bichar73563/
Viquar73556/
Bickar73319/
Bicard73285/
Wicart73141/
Bicare73136/
Visart73106/
Biscar7386/
Visgar7381/
Vaisar7366/
Vichor7357/
Ficard7356/
Baicar7355/
Bicart7345/
Ficart7342/
Viscor7340/
Vijard7332/
Vijare7330/
Vizcor7328/
Visare7325/
Biecar7320/
Vaijar7319/
Vikkar7319/
Veccar7318/
Vikare7314/
Veikar7314/
Visard7313/
Fickar7312/
Vicord7310/
Viqhar7310/
Vizart739/
Vechar738/
Vidzar737/
Biccar737/
Veisar736/
Bizcar736/
Vitcor735/
Faicar735/
Vicotr734/
Huicar734/
Bhicar734/
Vickor734/
Voikar734/
Boicar734/
Ficare733/
Vikaar733/
Vaizar733/
Viqaar732/
Ficarr732/
Vizare732/
Fiscar732/
Vescar732/
Vaicăr732/
Beicar732/
Wickar731/
Vijayr731/
Vikahr731/
Visarp731/
Vhikar731/
Vecarr731/
Vejcar731/
Bigcar731/
Visahr731/
Vizgar731/
Vicgor731/
Veizar731/
Vecare731/
Vuikar731/
Wicare731/
Bidcar731/
Feicar731/
Wicard730/
Viccor730/
Voisard672,231/
Baichar67874/
Bichair67294/
Vizzard67247/
Vikhare67243/
Bickart67240/
Beichar67219/
Wickart67203/
Vegiard67199/
Biccard67179/
Voizard67152/
Bichkar67122/
Boiczar6779/
Vichore6757/
Voisart6756/
Vitkare6752/
Fickard6741/
Vizzare6741/
Wiscart6737/
Wiciarz6737/
Biscard6735/
Huicard6735/
Biscarr6733/
Vaidkar6732/
Witchar6723/
Vithkar6714/
Vejchar6711/
Boichar6711/
Bicaire6711/
Baiczar6710/
Bicartt6710/
Bicharr678/
Vigiard677/
Vaaikar677/
Végiard676/
Faicare675/
Wiccart674/
Whicard673/
Vaikare673/
Wiscarz673/
Bicarre673/
Biscart673/
Wichair673/
Beickar672/
Vetcare672/
Wichare672/
Witczar672/
Biscare672/
Vaizard672/
Vaikard672/
Viskare672/
Bhicare671/
Bichhar671/
Bickare671/
Weickar671/
Whitcar671/
Whichar671/
Voisare671/
Vijaure671/
Vikharr671/
Vidqare671/
Viekair671/
Viskaar671/
Vaijare671/
Vaikaur671/
Vaiquar671/
Vechare671/
Veckard671/
Fiscard671/
Vizarre671/
Huichar671/
Visahar671/
Visczor671/
Vierzar671/
Bitcare671/
Baicare671/
Viscort671/
Bichaar671/
Voikart671/
Wichear671/
Vychkar671/
Vaidjar671/
Vaitsar671/
Bichaïr671/
Fickart670/
Whickar670/
Viskard670/
Vickore670/
Veckart670/
Wickaar670/
Whiccar670/
Wichgar670/

Vicar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vicar in the Arabic language
فيكارfykar-

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