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

Nears occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 1,088,856^th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. Nears is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Nears live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 2,251,298. In The United States Nears is most common in: California, where 52 percent are found, Georgia, where 10 percent are found and Louisiana, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Nears Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Nears has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nears surname increased 732 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nears Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Nears surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.25% registered with the party.

The amount Nears earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.09% less than the national average, earning $30,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning $59,808 CAD per year.