Lairs Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lairs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lairs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France471:1,413,249138,595
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lairs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lairs is found most frequently in France. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lairs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,776,799th most frequent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Lairs reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,413,249. In France Lairs is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 98 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 2 percent reside. Besides France this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Lairs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lairs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lairs last name contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laiers913/
Lars891,153/
Lirs898/
Lahiers832/
Lagiers831/
Larsh801,038/
Liers80632/
Leirs80497/
Lahrs80325/
Laurs80316/
Lears80274/
Laars80135/
Loirs80103/
Larse80101/
Lirsz8041/
Larrs8014/
Larsø8011/
Lirås8010/
Liars806/
Laers805/
Larss805/
Lajrs804/
Larås804/
Lgars802/
Lirsh801/
Larzs801/
Larsp801/
Larsd801/
Larsz801/
Layrs801/
Liors801/
Larst800/
Lyars800/
Lejars73469/
Lirsch73190/
Layers73183/
Larsch73138/
Lauers73121/
Leiers73115/
Learst7374/
Ålgars7372/
Lawers7352/
Liersz7340/
Laarse7319/
Loiars7315/
L'Hars737/
Lajars737/
Larshe736/
Hlihrs732/
Lajers732/
Learse732/
Lahrsh732/
Laarss732/
Gliers731/
Lattrs731/
Lahars731/
Lairje731/
Lehars731/
Leirås731/
Leiars731/
Lojars731/
Layors731/
Lhirst730/
Leihrs730/
Leyars730/
Lairce730/
Learsh730/
Liersch671,974/
Lers6750/
Legiers6722/
Lirš6713/
Learsch6713/
Larsova6711/
Leirsch679/
Hållars675/
Laarrzs672/
Leharse671/
Laggers671/
Lajarsh671/
Liayers671/
Learsht671/
Leathrs671/
Larsche671/
Laursch671/
Lirx671/
Laierce671/
Leharsh670/
Lajorst670/
Liggers670/

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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
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  • 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 Lairs
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