Warr Surname
Approximately 10,676 people bear this surname
Warr Surname Definition:
= Ware, q.v.
Henry atte Warr.—Soms. Subs.-Roll, A.D. 1327.
John la Warre.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1310.
Read More About This SurnameWarr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,316 | 1:83,980 | 9,517 |
| England | 2,619 | 1:21,275 | 2,996 |
| Mauritania | 1,144 | 1:3,579 | 436 |
| Australia | 1,015 | 1:26,597 | 3,615 |
| Canada | 591 | 1:62,344 | 7,286 |
| Senegal | 140 | 1:104,138 | 1,060 |
| South Africa | 123 | 1:440,469 | 37,524 |
| Wales | 119 | 1:26,004 | 2,705 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98 | 1:83,201 | 11,009 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
| Pakistan | 89 | 1:2,007,235 | 19,294 |
| Guernsey | 59 | 1:1,092 | 205 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,648 | 1:14,791 | 2,203 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:43,567 | 2,298 |
| Guernsey | 18 | 1:1,814 | 317 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 593 | 1:84,686 | 8,830 |
Warr (72) may also be a first name.
Warr Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Ware, q.v.
Henry atte Warr.—Soms. Subs.-Roll, A.D. 1327.
John la Warre.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1310.
War appears to be an obsolete topographical word, of uncertain meaning. It was formerly prefixed by the particles De la, as in the ancient family De la Warr, whose heiress married, in the XV, cent., West, the lineal ancestor of the Earl De la Warr.
From the Danish, Warrer (?); a personal name.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from a contraction of warren or warton, meaning 'dweller at the warren'.
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Average Warr Salary in
United States
$40,680 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Warr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Warr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Warr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺭ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Warr? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 48,323rd most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 682,610 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Warr reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 72 people.
The surname Warr is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,316 people, or 1 in 83,980. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Mauritania, where 11 percent live.
Warr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Warr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Warr last name rose 728 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 331 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 178 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Warr Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Methodist (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Warr last name are 19.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.29% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Warr earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.74% less than the national average, earning R 185,964 per year; in United States they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $40,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $53,231 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warre | 89 | 212 | / |
| Wairr | 89 | 44 | / |
| Wuarr | 89 | 5 | / |
| Warrp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wearr | 89 | 0 | / |
| War | 86 | 49,269 | / |
| H'Warr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wairre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuarre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Warrdh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Warrdt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Barr | 75 | 105,411 | / |
| Ware | 75 | 93,824 | / |
| Wear | 75 | 8,990 | / |
| Wahr | 75 | 749 | / |
| Wair | 75 | 693 | / |
| Varr | 75 | 272 | / |
| Worr | 75 | 175 | / |
| Vwar | 75 | 163 | / |
| Warz | 75 | 158 | / |
| Waar | 75 | 158 | / |
| Hwar | 75 | 123 | / |
| Wuar | 75 | 81 | / |
| Waur | 75 | 44 | / |
| Warh | 75 | 27 | / |
| Whar | 75 | 16 | / |
| Warø | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wwar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wgar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Varre | 67 | 7,114 | / |
| Weare | 67 | 1,983 | / |
| Bairr | 67 | 722 | / |
| Waire | 67 | 688 | / |
| Whear | 67 | 529 | / |
| Wahar | 67 | 273 | / |
| Whare | 67 | 239 | / |
| Hware | 67 | 208 | / |
| Waare | 67 | 191 | / |
| Varır | 67 | 188 | / |
| Worre | 67 | 180 | / |
| Waure | 67 | 142 | / |
| Wayre | 67 | 86 | / |
| Wahur | 67 | 59 | / |
| Barrh | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wearp | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bearr | 67 | 31 | / |
| Baurr | 67 | 13 | / |
| Waitr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Waird | 67 | 7 | / |
| Watrt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wathr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weirr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wahre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Warhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Warph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Worrh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuard | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vwarp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'War | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wartt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baarr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wearh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wharp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waarh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waarø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barrå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vware | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whorr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wasrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Warht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Worrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weaur | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wasrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Watrz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wahrd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuhar | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wahrt | 67 | 0 | / |
Warr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Warr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﺭ | war | 99.66 |
| ﻭﺍﺭﻭ | warw | 0.34 |
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