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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Warr Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Warr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Warr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Warr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺭ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Warr? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 48,323rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 682,610 people. Warr occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name on earth, held by 72 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,316 people, or 1 in 83,980. In The United States Warr is most common in: Utah, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Mauritania, where 11 percent are found.
Warr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence 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 bearing the Warr last name is predominantly Methodist (56%) in Ireland.
In The United States Warr are 19.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.29% registered to vote for the political 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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