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Where Does The Last Name Fear Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Fear (Hindi: फेर) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fear? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 77,141^st most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,148,549 people. The surname Fear is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Fear are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 483,360^th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 329 people.

Fear is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,345 people, or 1 in 154,567. In The United States Fear is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Fear Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fear surname expanded 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 682 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fear Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fear surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fear surname are 14.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Fear earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.82% more than the national average, earning R 626,928 per year; in United States they earn 3.15% more than the national average, earning $44,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning $50,596 CAD per year.