Surname الجار (Elgar 
, Algar 
, الجار 
) , in all the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen الجار is habitual in Bahrain, where it is quite a common surname, Honduras, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United Kingdom, Philippines, and Spain. Likewise, الجار is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Elgar | Peru, Philippines, United Kingdom, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Spain |
| Algar | Mexico, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States, Spain |
| الجار | Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Libya |
| Aljar | Philippines, United States, Bahrain, India, Spain |