Around the world, Ларс (Lars 
, Ларс 
, Larss 
) is a common boy's first name. The forename Ларс is habitual in Sweden, where it is a common male name, Denmark, and Greenland, where it is quite a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. Very seldom, Ларс is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Lars | Sweden, Germany, Denmark, United States, Norway |
| Ларс | Ukraine, Russia |
| Larss | France, United States |
| Lahrs | Germany, Canada, China, United States, Australia |
Lars-Olof, Lasse, Laurance, Laurence, Laurent, Laurentius, Lauri, Lawrence, Llorenc, Llorenç, Lorenz, Lorenzo, Lourenço, Luregn, Lőrinc, Лаврентий, Лаврентій, Ларан, Ласе, Лассе, Лаури, Лаурі, Ловренс, Лоран, Лоренс, Лоренсо, Лоренц, Лоренцо, Лоуренс, לורנס, לורנץ, روبرت, لارس, لاسي, لوران, لورانس, لورنس, لورينزو, ラッセ, ラース, ロレンス, ローラン, ローレンス, 劳伦斯, 勒林, 勞倫斯, 拉塞, 拉尔斯, 拉斯, and 洛利
Ларс is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lars Alexandersson , the character in Tekken 6; Lars Martin Johansson , character in Another Time, Another Life; Lars , the character from 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure; Lars Lehnhoff , the fictional character from the television series Stromberg and Lars , the fictional polar bear, The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island, and in many other works.