Cairs Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Cairs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cairs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Cairs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cairs is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cairs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Cairs are found; 27 percent are found in Southern Africa and 27 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 67 percent are found and Gauteng, where 33 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Cairs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cairs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chairs914/
Caiers911/
Cars89252/
Cirs892/
Chairse8339/
Cauiers830/
Caihers830/
Carse801,834/
Caers801,518/
Carss80551/
Ciers80212/
Cirss80121/
Carst80117/
Chars8051/
Carrs8041/
Chirs8034/
Carsh8029/
Cears8013/
Cirsz807/
Caurs805/
Kairs802/
Caars802/
Cayrs802/
Zairs802/
Catrs801/
Cahrs800/
Chears73273/
Scears73128/
Chiers73128/
Cheirs7384/
Charse7352/
Carsch7345/
Chirse7339/
Cauers7335/
Sciers7328/
Charsh7323/
Cayers7314/
Cirsch7312/
Cahars7310/
Chaurs734/
Carshe732/
Kaiirs731/
Chirsz731/
Carsjø731/
Carsce731/
Charsz731/
Csears731/
Chiors731/
Cajers731/
Charrs730/
Cuiers730/
Cuirst730/
Kars677,207/
Kirs671,298/
Zars67292/
Cers67213/
Khairsh6786/
Cyrs6773/
Kauiers6713/
Chaurse6711/
Qars678/
Chayers673/
Chauers673/
Chearrs673/
Carx673/
Charshe671/
Cjrs671/
Chirsch671/
Caarshe671/
Cquiers671/
Ciowers671/
Zirs671/
Czirsch671/
Cauwers671/
Qirs671/
Kairsch670/
Caursth670/
Ciggers670/

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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
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  • 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 Cairs
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