Yar Surname

998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Yar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan369,6111:48372
Afghanistan85,3611:37746
Iran24,5891:3,123403
South Sudan19,5521:584117
Myanmar14,1271:3,677170
Nigeria4,9291:35,9392,909
Turkey4,7481:16,3901,998
India2,9311:261,70815,054
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Saudi Arabia1,6301:18,9302,657
Russia1,0541:136,73915,998
United Arab Emirates8151:11,2421,409
Ecuador7141:22,2773,048
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Indonesia3261:405,67234,327
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Iraq1521:230,4065,073
Papua New Guinea1251:65,2308,500
Liberia1121:39,3623,634
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Cambodia1031:150,3612,746
France931:714,22389,679
England921:605,63136,119
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Canada781:472,37940,609
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Kazakhstan401:442,06233,686
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Belarus281:339,32436,540
Israel241:356,56829,419
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
Guyana151:50,8154,586
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
China81:170,915,1968,932
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Wales51:618,90625,852
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Yar (223,152) may also be a first name.

Yar Last Name Facts

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

Yar (Arabic: عيار, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﺭ, Hindi: यार, Marathi: यार, Oriya: ୟାର, Russian: Яр, Tibetan: ཡར་) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yar is the 998th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,613 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Yar live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,687th most common first name globally It is held by 223,152 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 369,611 people, or 1 in 483. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 95 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 3 percent live and Sindh, where 1 percent live. Excluding Pakistan Yar is found in 99 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 16 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.

Yar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name 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 Democrats than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaar8692,426/
Yare8630,151/
Yard861,611/
Yarr86983/
Yahr86722/
Yasr86533/
Yarh86390/
Yart86240/
Hyar86177/
Yoar86100/
Yarz8626/
Yarp8624/
Jyar8613/
Yiar865/
Yayr864/
Yatr863/
Yhar861/
Ayyar758,742/
Aiyar753,689/
Yağar753,221/
Yağır75694/
Yarre75610/
Aayar75418/
Hyare75177/
Hyard75144/
Hyart75139/
Yahar7599/
Yhard7568/
Yahur7541/
Yığar7523/
Ayiar7522/
Oyyar7522/
Yaare7519/
Yiare759/
Yarhe758/
Ajyar757/
Yaair757/
Yaatr755/
Eyyar755/
Hyhar755/
Yaoor754/
Yayre754/
Hyarh754/
Yaasr754/
Ya'ar753/
Yarzh752/
Ujyar752/
Jyare751/
Hyaar751/
Eiyar751/
Yatrz751/
Yaarr751/
Yhart751/
Jyard751/
Yarph751/
Uyiar751/
Yaaar751/
Yaard751/
Yaart751/
Yaeer751/
Yhair751/
Yihar751/
Oyiar751/
Yarrd751/
Yaoer751/
Yadtr751/
Yartt750/
Yardd750/
Jar6710,003/
Yor679,068/
Yarova672,227/
Iar671,097/
Ear67544/
Aayare67296/
Yaoure67254/
Hayyar67164/
Ghiyar6790/
Haiyar6765/
Aiyare6740/
Wanyar6739/
Heyyar6724/
Hoyyar6723/
Huyear6721/
Yaggir6720/
Ayyare6719/
Yarowa6719/
Aaiyar6717/
Goyiar6714/
Gayyar6713/
Yahour6712/
Oyiare6711/
Hyartt6710/
Aayyar676/
Ayiare674/
Goiyar674/
Aiyarr673/
Hoiyar673/
Eyiare672/
Ioyhar671/
Ayyaar671/
Ayyarr671/
Gayjar671/
Aayayr671/
Yihare671/
Gaiyar671/
Yahayr671/
Yaourt671/
Ajyare671/
Ayyard671/
Yaa'rp671/

Yar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﺭyar-
Yar in the Tibetan language
ཡར་yar-
Yar in the Hindi language
यारyara99.32
यार्yar0.29
यर्yar0.17
आरara0.02
Yar in the Marathi language
यारyara98.99
Yar in the Oriya language
ୟାରyara88.46
ଜାକିର୍jakir3.85
ଏୟାରeyara3.85
ଇଆରi'ara3.85
Yar in the Russian language
Ярar-
Yar in the Arabic language
عيارyar-
يارyar-
ليارlyar-

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