Yars Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Yars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Yars (21) may also be a first name.

Yars Last Name Facts

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

Yars (Hindi: यारस, Russian: Ярс) is most common in Malaysia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yars? popularity and diffusion

Yars is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Yars are found; 40 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Turkey, where 13 percent reside.

Yars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yars has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yars surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yars Last Name Statistics demography

Yars earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarsh89209/
Yarse8976/
Yoars8937/
Hyars892/
Yaars891/
Yarst891/
Yarrs891/
Eyears80276/
Ayears8041/
Yoarsh803/
Yarsch801/
Yarsse801/
Jyarsh801/
Yahars800/
Jars75232/
Yors7536/
Ears755/
Yarx751/
Yarsova731/
Yarce673,177/
Jaars672,222/
Yarış671,911/
Yorsh67894/
Gears67754/
Jahrs67211/
Yarch6793/
Hears6786/
Jarse6728/
Jarås6715/
Yarshova6714/
Yorsz6711/
Jaurs6711/
Yoors677/
Jarrs677/
Jarst677/
Yarze675/
Jarsh674/
Jairs673/
Yorst672/
Jarsz672/
Jears672/
Yorse671/
Hiars671/
Jarss671/
Iarse671/
Jaërs671/
Earsh671/
Giars671/
Yarçe671/
Ayors670/
Eaars670/

Yars Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yars in the Hindi language
यारसyarasa-
Yars in the Russian language
Ярсars-

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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 Yars
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