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Where Does The Last Name Yar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yar (Arabic: عيار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﺭ, Hindi: यार, Marathi: यार, Oriya: ୟାର, Russian: Яр, Tibetan: ཡར་) is most common in Pakistan. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Yar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 998^th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,613 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Yar are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Yar is also the 4,687^th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 223,152 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 369,611 people, or 1 in 483. In Pakistan Yar is mostly found in: Punjab, where 95 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent reside and Sindh, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this surname exists in 99 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 16 percent reside and Iran, where 5 percent reside.

Yar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Yar surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Shiite (100%) in Lebanon, Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Yar surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 31.32% less than the national average, earning $15,592,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $46,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $43,816 CAD per year.