Fairs Surname

515,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Fairs Surname Definition:

Fair's (Son): v. Fair.

Fairs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5411:102,99110,830
Canada701:526,36644,416
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3831:63,6437,356
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Fairs (54) may also be a first name.

Fairs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Fair's (Son): v. Fair.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Fair.

The Norman People (1874)

Fairs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fairs (Arabic: فيرز) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,280th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Fairs are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in British Isles. Fairs is also the 1,350,955th most commonly used forename internationally It is held by 54 people.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 541 people, or 1 in 102,991. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Suffolk, where 22 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and West Sussex, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Wales, where 2 percent are found.

Fairs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fairs has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fairs surname expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fairs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

The amount Fairs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 168.21% more than the national average, earning R 637,380 per year and in Canada they earn 17.2% more than the national average, earning $58,227 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faiers91779/
Fairse9120/
Fayirs911/
Fairrs910/
Fairsh910/
Fars8935,673/
Firs89563/
Fears806,462/
Fiers802,172/
First802,020/
Farsh801,535/
Farss80329/
Farst80191/
Faers8070/
Farse8064/
Farrs8058/
Farsø8054/
Farås8023/
Firse8023/
Firsz8011/
Vairs805/
Feirs804/
Farsz802/
Fahrs801/
Firsp801/
Fhars801/
Fuirs801/
Farsd801/
Faurs800/
Faars800/
Firsh800/
Faihurst772/
Fayers731,291/
Firszt73839/
Farshe73361/
Farsch73160/
Fajars7380/
Firsht7359/
Farsht7356/
Farsjø7340/
Firsch7339/
Phairs7323/
Fajers7323/
Farsse7310/
Fuirst7310/
Farsøe7310/
Fajors739/
Firsst738/
Fairch736/
Fiyars734/
Firsth734/
Fairce733/
Fearse733/
Fearst733/
Farrse731/
Feitrs731/
Fayors731/
Fayars731/
Feiars731/
Firshe731/
Fawers731/
Fauers730/
Pfirst730/
Farstd730/
Farrss730/
Fearsh730/
Feiers730/
Faehrs730/
Faursh730/
Vaiers730/
Faurst730/
Feirst730/
Firsova6730,040/
Vars67666/
Fers67443/
Figgers67357/
Pfirsch67115/
Virs6791/
Fyrs6758/
Farscht6725/
Farsova6717/
Farsová678/
Firsowa677/
Firx676/
Farsøht674/
Fayours671/
Farx671/
Firscht671/
Firš671/
Fiierst671/

Fairs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fairs in the Arabic language
فيرزfyrz-

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