Bears Surname
Approximately 1,259 people bear this surname
Bears Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 828 | 1:437,752 | 37,654 |
| Israel | 248 | 1:34,507 | 4,823 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 325 | 1:154,519 | 14,268 |
Bears (39) may also be a first name.
Bears Demographics
Average Bears Salary in
United States
$41,601 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bears Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bears Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bears occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bears? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 301,673rd most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,788,361 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Bears live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bears is also the 1,637,361st most widespread given name internationally, held by 39 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 828 people, or 1 in 437,752. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 17 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Bears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bears has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 255 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bears Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bears surname are 6.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.69% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bears earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.59% less than the national average, earning $41,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.02% more than the national average, earning $51,183 CAD per year.
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Bears Reference & Research
Bearse FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Bearse FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Bears
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis