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In the entire world, Lazar (Lazar , Lazarus , Lazare , and others...) is a common primarily boy's, but very seldom feminine first name. The first name Lazar is characteristic of Montenegro, where it is a common male name, Serbia, and Bulgaria (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Serbia, and Bulgaria. Also, Lazar is the last name as well as the forename.
Lazar is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Lazar | Nigeria, United States, Hungary, Serbia, Romania |
Lazarus | Nigeria, India, United States, South Africa, Cameroon |
Lazare | Nigeria, India, United States, Hungary, Cameroon |
Лазар | Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia, Russia |
Лазарь | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
لازار | Iraq, Syria, Iran |
לזר, אלעזר | Israel |
Λάζαρος | Greece |
Lazar is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lazarus of Bethany , the subject of a prominent miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John; Lazarus the Beggar , the biblical figure mentioned in the Gospel according to Luke; sometimes identified with Lazarus of Bethany in the Gospel according to John, Rich man and Lazarus; Lazar Hrebeljanović , the character from novel Đurađ Branković : a historical novel; Sister Mary Lazarus , the character from Sister Act and Lazarus Long , the fictional character in novels by Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love, and in many other works.