O'Hear Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
O'Hear Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 92 | 1:58,194 | 4,808 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 65 | 1:57,588 | 3,712 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
O'Hear Demographics
O'Hear Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
O'Hear Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Hear Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name O'Hear is more frequently found in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Hear? popularity and diffusion
O'Hear is the 1,267,784th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. O'Hear occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of O'Hear live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 58,194. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: North Lanarkshire, where 66 percent live, Glasgow City, where 28 percent live and Perth and Kinross, where 3 percent live. Besides Scotland O'Hear is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.
O'Hear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of O'Hear has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the O'Hear last name expanded 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 540 percent between 1881 and 2014.
O'Hear Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the O'Hear surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
O'Hear earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,138 USD per year.
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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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