Dears Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Dears Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Australia1781:151,66116,038
England591:944,37447,923
Bermuda171:3,840587
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Dears (15) may also be a first name.

Dears Last Name Facts

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

Dears is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dears? popularity and diffusion

It is the 639,219th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Dears are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dears is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name globally, held by 15 people.

The surname Dears is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 1,878,026. In The United States Dears is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 61 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States Dears occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 37 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Dears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dears has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dears last name expanded 839 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dears Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dears surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dears earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 25.21% less than the national average, earning $32,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $57,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehars911/
Dearst910/
Deyars910/
Dearrs910/
Dars8913,013/
Ders89328/
Dehairs83130/
Deharsh832/
Dearsch831/
Darsh8011,958/
Diers805,095/
Derse804,515/
Darst802,704/
Dyers802,074/
Dhers80634/
Darse80288/
Derås80209/
Doers80168/
Derst80158/
Daars80150/
Deers80131/
Duers80115/
Dersh8063/
Dahrs8055/
Diars8029/
Deurs8022/
Darss8021/
Derss8013/
Dairs8012/
Daurs809/
D'Ers808/
Darzs805/
Dehrs803/
Dyars803/
Darrs803/
Darsø803/
Deors802/
Daers802/
Darås802/
Dhars801/
Deirs801/
Darsp801/
Derrs801/
Dersz801/
Hders801/
Dar's801/
Darsz801/
Dayrs800/
Deyharsh770/
Dersch732,747/
Dowers731,876/
Dehors73537/
Dearce73375/
Darsch73312/
Dharse73304/
Darsht73146/
Dawers73122/
Dherse73106/
Dayers7383/
Dhiers7374/
Dihars7374/
Darshe7362/
D'Hers7350/
Diarse7328/
Darsse7322/
Dyjers739/
Dharsh737/
Dersse737/
Deurse737/
Dahrsh735/
Deyers734/
Dearje733/
Doyers732/
Darshh732/
Daiers732/
Doerrs731/
Doersh731/
Diatrs731/
Daarse731/
Dejers731/
Dejors731/
Duersh731/
Darsce731/
Darshd731/
Dhiars731/
Dharst731/
Doyars731/
Desrse731/
Derrse731/
Dayirs731/
Dearch730/
Deihrs730/
Deirst730/
Deerst730/
Duyers730/
Darstt730/
Dahars730/
Derx67567/
Daharsh67331/
Diersch67303/
Doersch67271/
Duersch67265/
Daggers67232/
Darscht67127/
Dirs67104/
Dehours6764/
Dharshe6748/
Diggers6744/
Diharse6727/
Darx6724/
Darsová6719/
Doggers6716/
Dijjers6713/
Duggers6713/
Dayarse6713/
Dauwers679/
Deursch677/
Darrsch674/
Dersche674/
Darsova674/
Dhersch671/
Dersova671/
Derssch671/
Deggers671/
Dehiers671/
Doowers671/
Darsche671/
Djrs671/
Deorsch670/
Dyrs670/
Dehersh670/

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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
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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 Dears
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