Oars Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Oars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Oars Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oars is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Oars.

How Common Is The Last Name Oars? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Oars reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Oars is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Oars is most prevalent in: Washington, where 60 percent reside, West Virginia, where 20 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside.

Oars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oars has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Oars surname increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oars Last Name Statistics demography

Oars earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.68% less than the national average, earning $13,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoars893/
Oarse891/
Goars891/
Oaers890/
Hoarst8015/
Hoarse804/
Gouars802/
Ouatrs801/
Gohars801/
Ohairs801/
Hohars800/
Aors751/
Uoors671/
Aorsh671/
Goijaars671/
Ohors670/
Ouarch60448/
Hoarce603/
Ahorse602/
Ojoers601/
Ahuirs601/
Hoarch601/
Ohorst601/
Gaohrs600/
O'Hors600/
Hohorst55241/
Ouarche553/
Gahours550/
Hohorse550/
Houarche502/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Oars
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