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

The last name Gear (Arabic: جير) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Géar. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

Gear is the 65,584^th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 957,628 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Gear are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Gear is also the 389,495^th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 477 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,805 people, or 1 in 129,219. In The United States Gear is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 71 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Gear Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gear has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 251 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 177 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gear Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Gear surname are 11.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gear earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 12.97% less than the national average, earning R 206,808 per year; in United States they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $45,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning $45,315 CAD per year.