Yarr Surname

366,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Yarr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yarr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2601:687,09210,429
India2421:3,169,69293,234
Northern Ireland871:21,2072,507
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Wales621:49,9124,670
England551:1,013,05650,089
Liberia491:89,9707,357
Scotland331:162,2379,329
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland891:49,7744,200
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Yarr (206) may also be a first name.

Yarr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yarr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﺭ, Hindi: यार, Marathi: यारर्, Russian: Ярр) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 366,594th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,413,577 people. Yarr is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Yarr reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 27 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 630,600th most common first name worldwide, held by 206 people.

The surname Yarr is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 687,092. In Pakistan Yarr is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 92 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent live and Islamabad Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent live.

Yarr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yarr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yarr surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 660 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Yarr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Yarr last name is primarily Catholic (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Yarr last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

The amount Yarr earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning R 219,396 per year; in United States they earn 37.36% more than the national average, earning $59,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $54,839 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarre89610/
Yarrd891/
Yaarr891/
Yar86535,355/
Aiyarr803/
Ayyarr801/
Yaar7592,426/
Yare7530,151/
Yard751,611/
Yahr75722/
Yasr75533/
Jarr75499/
Yarh75390/
Yart75240/
Hyar75177/
Yoar75100/
Earr7530/
Yarz7526/
Yarp7524/
Jyar7513/
Yiar755/
Yayr754/
Yorr754/
Yatr753/
Yhar751/
Ayyar678,742/
Aiyar673,689/
Yağar673,221/
Jarre672,397/
Yağır67694/
Aayar67418/
Hyare67177/
Hyard67144/
Hyart67139/
Yorre6799/
Yahar6799/
Yhard6768/
Yahur6741/
Yığar6723/
Oyyar6722/
Ayiar6722/
Jharr6721/
Yaare6719/
Jahrr6718/
Yiare679/
Yarhe678/
Yaair677/
Ajyar677/
Yaatr675/
Eyyar675/
Hyhar675/
Jarrå675/
Hyarh674/
Yaasr674/
Yayre674/
Yaoor674/
Hiarr673/
Jaarr673/
Ya'ar673/
Yarzh672/
Ujyar672/
Yarph671/
Jyare671/
Hearr671/
Yaoer671/
Uyiar671/
Yaaar671/
Yaard671/
Yaart671/
Yaeer671/
Yhair671/
Yihar671/
Oyiar671/
Hyaar671/
Yadtr671/
Jyard671/
Yhart671/
Yatrz671/
Eiyar671/
Yardd670/
Yartt670/

Yarr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yarr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﺭyar-
Yarr in the Hindi language
यारyara-
Yarr in the Marathi language
यारर्yarar-
Yarr in the Russian language
Яррarr-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yarr
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