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

The surname Hear (Marathi: हेअऱ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Héar. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 1,082,743^rd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. Hear occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Hear live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,011,231^st most frequently used given name globally, held by 89 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 14 percent are found, Indiana, where 14 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States Hear occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Hear Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hear has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hear last name increased 189 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hear Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hear last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hear earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.11% more than the national average, earning $47,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $56,994 CAD per year.