Yar Surname
Approximately 535,355 people bear this surname
Yar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 369,611 | 1:483 | 72 |
| Afghanistan | 85,361 | 1:377 | 46 |
| Iran | 24,589 | 1:3,123 | 403 |
| South Sudan | 19,552 | 1:584 | 117 |
| Myanmar | 14,127 | 1:3,677 | 170 |
| Nigeria | 4,929 | 1:35,939 | 2,909 |
| Turkey | 4,748 | 1:16,390 | 1,998 |
| India | 2,931 | 1:261,708 | 15,054 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,630 | 1:18,930 | 2,657 |
| Russia | 1,054 | 1:136,739 | 15,998 |
| United Arab Emirates | 815 | 1:11,242 | 1,409 |
| Ecuador | 714 | 1:22,277 | 3,048 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Indonesia | 326 | 1:405,672 | 34,327 |
| United States | 261 | 1:1,388,732 | 96,054 |
| Iraq | 152 | 1:230,406 | 5,073 |
| Papua New Guinea | 125 | 1:65,230 | 8,500 |
| Liberia | 112 | 1:39,362 | 3,634 |
| Germany | 108 | 1:745,421 | 56,003 |
| Cambodia | 103 | 1:150,361 | 2,746 |
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Thailand | 90 | 1:784,870 | 127,251 |
| Singapore | 90 | 1:61,197 | 2,397 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | 1:442,062 | 33,686 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Belarus | 28 | 1:339,324 | 36,540 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Guyana | 15 | 1:50,815 | 4,586 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 1:433,622 | 11,952 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Yar (223,152) may also be a first name.
Yar Demographics
Average Male Yar Height
173.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaar | 86 | 92,426 | / |
| Yare | 86 | 30,151 | / |
| Yard | 86 | 1,611 | / |
| Yarr | 86 | 983 | / |
| Yahr | 86 | 722 | / |
| Yasr | 86 | 533 | / |
| Yarh | 86 | 390 | / |
| Yart | 86 | 240 | / |
| Hyar | 86 | 177 | / |
| Yoar | 86 | 100 | / |
| Yarz | 86 | 26 | / |
| Yarp | 86 | 24 | / |
| Jyar | 86 | 13 | / |
| Yiar | 86 | 5 | / |
| Yayr | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yatr | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yhar | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ayyar | 75 | 8,742 | / |
| Aiyar | 75 | 3,689 | / |
| Yağar | 75 | 3,221 | / |
| Yağır | 75 | 694 | / |
| Yarre | 75 | 610 | / |
| Aayar | 75 | 418 | / |
| Hyare | 75 | 177 | / |
| Hyard | 75 | 144 | / |
| Hyart | 75 | 139 | / |
| Yahar | 75 | 99 | / |
| Yhard | 75 | 68 | / |
| Yahur | 75 | 41 | / |
| Yığar | 75 | 23 | / |
| Ayiar | 75 | 22 | / |
| Oyyar | 75 | 22 | / |
| Yaare | 75 | 19 | / |
| Yiare | 75 | 9 | / |
| Yarhe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Ajyar | 75 | 7 | / |
| Yaair | 75 | 7 | / |
| Yaatr | 75 | 5 | / |
| Eyyar | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hyhar | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yaoor | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yayre | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hyarh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yaasr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ya'ar | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yarzh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ujyar | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jyare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyaar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eiyar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yatrz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaarr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhart | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jyard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yarph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uyiar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaaar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaart | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaeer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhair | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yihar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyiar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yarrd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaoer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yadtr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yartt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yardd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jar | 67 | 10,003 | / |
| Yor | 67 | 9,068 | / |
| Yarova | 67 | 2,227 | / |
| Iar | 67 | 1,097 | / |
| Ear | 67 | 544 | / |
| Aayare | 67 | 296 | / |
| Yaoure | 67 | 254 | / |
| Hayyar | 67 | 164 | / |
| Ghiyar | 67 | 90 | / |
| Haiyar | 67 | 65 | / |
| Aiyare | 67 | 40 | / |
| Wanyar | 67 | 39 | / |
| Heyyar | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hoyyar | 67 | 23 | / |
| Huyear | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yaggir | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ayyare | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yarowa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Aaiyar | 67 | 17 | / |
| Goyiar | 67 | 14 | / |
| Gayyar | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yahour | 67 | 12 | / |
| Oyiare | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hyartt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aayyar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayiare | 67 | 4 | / |
| Goiyar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aiyarr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hoiyar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyiare | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ioyhar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayyaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayyarr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayjar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aayayr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahayr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaourt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajyare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayyard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaa'rp | 67 | 1 | / |
Yar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﺎﺭ | yar | - |
| Yar in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཡར་ | yar | - |
| Yar in the Hindi language | ||
| यार | yara | 99.32 |
| यार् | yar | 0.29 |
| यर् | yar | 0.17 |
| आर | ara | 0.02 |
| Yar in the Marathi language | ||
| यार | yara | 98.99 |
| Yar in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାର | yara | 88.46 |
| ଜାକିର୍ | jakir | 3.85 |
| ଏୟାର | eyara | 3.85 |
| ଇଆର | i'ara | 3.85 |
| Yar in the Russian language | ||
| Яр | ar | - |
| Yar in the Arabic language | ||
| عيار | yar | - |
| يار | yar | - |
| ليار | lyar | - |
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