Hairs Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Hairs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hairs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Hairs (21) may also be a first name.

Hairs Last Name Facts

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

Hairs (Hindi: हैरस) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hairs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Hairs are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles. Hairs is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England Hairs is most common in: Cornwall, where 28 percent are found, Kent, where 23 percent are found and Surrey, where 20 percent are found. Beside England Hairs is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Hairs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hairs has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hairs surname contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chairs914/
Hairst913/
Hairrs913/
Hair's911/
Haiers911/
Hairsh910/
Hairse910/
Hars892,321/
Hirs89691/
Airs89484/
Khairsh8386/
Chairse8339/
Haierse831/
Hairsch830/
Hirst8027,337/
Harsh809,331/
Hirsh804,473/
Hiers803,473/
Hirsz802,127/
Hirse80851/
Haars80743/
Harst80667/
Khars80662/
Harse80284/
Harrs80231/
Heirs80149/
Hirss8098/
Hears8086/
Aiers8062/
Chars8051/
Harsz8041/
Chirs8034/
Harss8026/
Airst8011/
Ahars809/
Hahrs806/
Khirs804/
Hajrs804/
Jairs803/
Airsh802/
Hayrs801/
Hirrs801/
Gairs801/
Hairx801/
Aiurs801/
Haurs801/
Hhars801/
Harås801/
Airse800/
Hayhirst770/
Ars753,990/
Irs75297/
Hirsch7376,884/
Harsch735,071/
Harshe733,178/
Hearst731,927/
Kharse73567/
Hayers73344/
Hearse73315/
Huirse73309/
Chears73273/
Chiers73128/
Cheirs7384/
Harsze7381/
Hauers7371/
Heiers7363/
Hearsh7354/
Hjarsø7352/
Charse7352/
Hajars7343/
Chirse7339/
Kharsh7333/
Chirst7323/
Charsh7323/
Haarst7321/
Khirsh7319/
Hawers7319/
Hirsth7312/
Aihars7310/
Ayiers737/
Harsht735/
Chaurs734/
Hirshe734/
Heirås734/
Harrsh732/
Harsst732/
Chiors731/
Haurst731/
Heirsh731/
Hirssh731/
Gaiers731/
Hiersh731/
Airsch731/
Hijers731/
Khears731/
Khaurs731/
Haarse731/
Ehiers731/
Eyhars731/
Charsz731/
Chirsz731/
Hasrst731/
Haurrs731/
Ayirst730/
Hairch730/
Gairss730/
Hirrsh730/
Harrse730/
Charst730/
Hoirse730/
Harrst730/
Harsse730/
Heirst730/
Haursh730/
Hisrst730/
Charrs730/
Gahars730/
Arsh674,161/
Irsh671,245/
Arse67966/
Aurs67787/
Girs67729/
Gars67691/
Harç67473/
Arst67402/
Hárs67338/
Hirsche67319/
Harsche67291/
Aers67278/
Hers67246/
Jars67232/
Harrsch67230/
Aars67200/
Hirš67192/
Ehrs67102/
Hearsch6780/
Harsová6770/
Heirsch6763/
Yhrs6759/
Ajrs6756/
Hyrs6745/
Hajarse6743/
Ayrs6732/
Arsì6730/
Hiersch6727/
Ahrs6725/
Arsd6724/
Harš6724/
Arss6719/
Hirx6718/
Choirst6715/
Chahars6713/
Hirsova6713/
Arsp6712/
Chaurse6711/
Irse6710/
Higgers6710/
Haggers677/
Arsz677/
Harsova676/
Hayurst676/
Asrs675/
Ears675/
Jirs675/
Hajarsp674/
Hirş674/
Arrs673/
Chayers673/
Chauers673/
Chearrs673/
Hirschh672/
Iors672/
Harx672/
Irsd672/
Uirs672/
Kharshe671/
Chirsch671/
Charshe671/
Chattrs671/
Heier's671/
Hayhurs671/
Huieers671/
Harrshe671/
Airx671/
Hauwers671/
Irst671/
Arıs671/
Iers671/
Hirß671/
Jhirsch671/
Heiðars671/
Irsø671/
Harzsch671/
Harß671/
Harś671/
Harş671/
Arzs671/
Arsj671/
Atrs671/
Jhrs671/
Isrs671/
Irzs671/
Ijrs671/
Hjrs671/
Haarsch670/
Hiorsch670/
Hirsowa670/

Hairs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hairs in the Hindi language
हैरसhairasa-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Hairs
  • 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