Byars Surname

51,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Byars Surname User-submission:

Byars is a Scottish variant of the surname Byers. Possibly also an americanized spelling of the German Bayer.

Byars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,2811:39,0544,815
Scotland2361:22,6862,561
England1061:525,64232,946
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Australia431:627,80744,139
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Israel191:450,40234,739
Wales131:238,04114,239
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Swaziland41:324,550996
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1371:27,3232,433
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1751:42,7394,981

Byars (26) may also be a first name.

Byars Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Byars is a Scottish variant of the surname Byers. Possibly also an americanized spelling of the German Bayer.

- annasize

Byars Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Byars Come From? nationality or country of origin

Byars is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Byars.

How Common Is The Last Name Byars? popularity and diffusion

The surname Byars is the 51,813th most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 737,084 people. The last name Byars is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Byars reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 26 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 9,281 people, or 1 in 39,054. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and South Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Byars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Byars has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 790 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 505 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Byars Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Byars last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Byars earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 19.09% more than the national average, earning R 283,008 per year; in United States they earn 4.9% less than the national average, earning $41,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32% more than the national average, earning $65,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Byarse9132/
Bears801,259/
Biars8083/
Byors8036/
Vyars807/
Bjars804/
Wyars802/
Bearss73968/
Beahrs7387/
Beears7348/
Bajors7317/
Bjarås7316/
Bearrs739/
Bayors736/
Bear's732/
Behars732/
Bihars731/
Bjarsh731/
Bearsh730/
Bjarsch6763/
Bearsch6763/
Baijars6719/
Biarsse672/

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Byars Reference & Research

Byard One-name Study - A profile of the Byard surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Byars FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Byars 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

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