O'Rear Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

O'Rear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Rear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7001:517,79843,295
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

O'Rear Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Rear Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Rear is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of O'Rear click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Rear? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 476,893rd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Rear reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name O'Rear is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 700 people, or 1 in 517,798. In The United States O'Rear is primarily found in: Texas, where 19 percent live, Alabama, where 11 percent live and Tennessee, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

O'Rear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Rear has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 614 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Rear Last Name Statistics demography

O'Rear earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.54% more than the national average, earning $64,092 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Rea9116/
Orea804,390/
Oreha736,075/
Horea73963/
Orrea73104/
Oriea7354/
Oreau7339/
Șorea7332/
Orgea734/
Ourea732/
Orhea732/
Orjea731/
A'Rea731/
Ojrea731/
Horjea67176/
Horgea6746/
Orejja6730/
Goryea6730/
Horrea6725/
Gorgea674/
Oregia674/
Orejia673/
Orieha673/
Goriea672/
Horeay672/
Horeah672/
Oreija671/
Orehas671/
Oreaos671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 O'Rear
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