Gears Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Gears Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3621:1,001,26873,991
England1871:297,95822,741
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
India211:36,526,923420,161
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Gears (14) may also be a first name.

Gears Last Name Facts

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

Gears (Arabic: تروس) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gears? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 450,743rd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 9,665,180 people. Gears is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Gears live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Gears is also the 3,024,661st most common first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 1,001,268. In The United States Gears is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and Maryland, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Egypt, where 20 percent reside.

Gears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gears has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 447 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gears Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gears surname are 8.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Gears earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $43,816 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gearst9131/
Gearse910/
Ghears910/
Ears895/
Gearsch831/
Sears8052,246/
Goers801,621/
Hears8086/
Zears8041/
Years8024/
Earst809/
Earse803/
Jears802/
Gaurs802/
Eyars801/
Geors801/
Gairs801/
Giars801/
Ejars801/
Eiars801/
Earsh801/
Gaers800/
Eaars800/
Eggers7332,022/
Gowers732,700/
Hearst731,927/
Jägers73703/
Aggers73355/
Hearse73315/
Goerss73307/
Seears73295/
Eyears73276/
Chears73273/
Geyers73151/
Goehrs73142/
Hearsh7354/
Ayears7341/
Siears7331/
Goyers7330/
Ghyers7314/
Gehors7314/
Iggers7311/
Gawers735/
Guyars734/
Goerrs733/
Searrs733/
Eayars733/
Georse733/
Geours733/
Eayers732/
Ejarsh731/
Georss731/
Gaiers731/
Gieers731/
Yearse731/
Searss731/
Gueurs731/
Gayurs731/
Gauers731/
Khears731/
Jēgers731/
Zégers731/
Sehars731/
Geiers731/
Goyars731/
Ghiers731/
Gheers731/
Gajers731/
Eyhars731/
Gueirs731/
Ghyars731/
Gayers730/
Seyars730/
Gairss730/
Eaours730/
Seaars730/
Searsh730/
Jaggers675,533/
Aurs67787/
Airs67484/
Goersch67369/
Aers67278/
Oers67243/
Jars67232/
Huggers67146/
Gooyers67119/
Giggers67102/
Heggers67102/
Seehars6780/
Hearsch6780/
Goeyers6776/
Eggerss6762/
Ajrs6756/
Eurs6744/
Zeggers6733/
Ayrs6732/
Ziggers6726/
Yers6718/
Yars6715/
Hägerås6715/
Higgers6710/
Joggers679/
Hgeyers679/
Haggers677/
Uers676/
Chearrs673/
Gayorse673/
Eaharsh672/
Gaggers672/
Zaggers672/
Eggersh672/
Eyrs671/
Eers671/
Hoggers671/
Earsche671/
Seiiars671/
Iers671/
Heiðars671/
Sgaiers671/
Yaggers670/
Juggers670/
Eeggers670/
Eors670/
Georsch670/
Gaersch670/

Gears Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gears in the Arabic language
تروسtrws-
الترسaltrs-

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Gears Reference & Research

Geer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Geer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Gears
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis