Cognomen อาร (Ara 
, อาร 
) , all over the world, is a widespread surname. The family name อาร is habitual in India, where it is quite a common surname, Bangladesh, and Brunei, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Southern Asia, particularly India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Much less frequently, อาร is the forename as well as the last name.