Cairs Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Cairs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairs | 91 | 4 | / |
| Caiers | 91 | 1 | / |
| Cars | 89 | 252 | / |
| Cirs | 89 | 2 | / |
| Chairse | 83 | 39 | / |
| Cauiers | 83 | 0 | / |
| Caihers | 83 | 0 | / |
| Carse | 80 | 1,834 | / |
| Caers | 80 | 1,518 | / |
| Carss | 80 | 551 | / |
| Ciers | 80 | 212 | / |
| Cirss | 80 | 121 | / |
| Carst | 80 | 117 | / |
| Chars | 80 | 51 | / |
| Carrs | 80 | 41 | / |
| Chirs | 80 | 34 | / |
| Carsh | 80 | 29 | / |
| Cears | 80 | 13 | / |
| Cirsz | 80 | 7 | / |
| Caurs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kairs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Caars | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cayrs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zairs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Catrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cahrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Chears | 73 | 273 | / |
| Scears | 73 | 128 | / |
| Chiers | 73 | 128 | / |
| Cheirs | 73 | 84 | / |
| Charse | 73 | 52 | / |
| Carsch | 73 | 45 | / |
| Chirse | 73 | 39 | / |
| Cauers | 73 | 35 | / |
| Sciers | 73 | 28 | / |
| Charsh | 73 | 23 | / |
| Cayers | 73 | 14 | / |
| Cirsch | 73 | 12 | / |
| Cahars | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chaurs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Carshe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaiirs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chirsz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Carsjø | 73 | 1 | / |
| Carsce | 73 | 1 | / |
| Charsz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Csears | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chiors | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cajers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Charrs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cuiers | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cuirst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kars | 67 | 7,207 | / |
| Kirs | 67 | 1,298 | / |
| Zars | 67 | 292 | / |
| Cers | 67 | 213 | / |
| Khairsh | 67 | 86 | / |
| Cyrs | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kauiers | 67 | 13 | / |
| Chaurse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qars | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chayers | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chauers | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chearrs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Carx | 67 | 3 | / |
| Charshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cjrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caarshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cquiers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ciowers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zirs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czirsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cauwers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qirs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kairsch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caursth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ciggers | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Cairs
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