Pair Surname

102,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iran

Pair Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pair Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8951:125,20213,303
Iran9891:77,6377,967
India2301:3,335,06796,460
France1751:379,55856,305
Austria501:170,30922,149
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Israel271:316,94927,106
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China31:455,773,85521,925
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:153,57414,178

Pair (1,134) may also be a first name.

Pair Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pair (Georgian: ფაირ, Hindi: पाीर, Marathi: पैर, Oriya: ପଇର) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pair.

How Common Is The Last Name Pair? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 102,636th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,588,393 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Pair live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 236,441st most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 1,134 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,895 people, or 1 in 125,202. In The United States Pair is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Alabama, where 14 percent are found and Virginia, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 22 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Pair Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pair has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 885 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pair Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pair surname are 21.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.66% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pair earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 47.93% less than the national average, earning $11,822,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $40,410 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phair893,011/
Paire892,226/
Paier891,875/
Payir89261/
Pajir8979/
Paior8931/
Paiar8915/
Pairt8910/
Paitr8910/
Paird896/
Paihr894/
Paair893/
Paijr891/
Pairr891/
Pfair890/
Pir8687,543/
Par8648,853/
Phaire80146/
Phairr8026/
Paihar809/
Phajir807/
Payird807/
Pahier804/
Payire803/
Pahair802/
Paisrt802/
Pahiar802/
Paiare802/
Paiure802/
Pairre801/
Paiard801/
Paiere801/
Phairō801/
Pai'er801/
Paieer801/
Paisre801/
Pawier800/
Paiher800/
Payier800/
Pare7567,881/
Parr7545,564/
Pire7510,718/
Phar756,691/
Pier755,150/
Paar754,606/
Pear753,117/
Part753,044/
Pirh752,761/
Patr751,529/
Paur751,525/
Parh75955/
Payr75929/
Pahr75722/
Pard75577/
Paár75560/
Pior75410/
Pirt75383/
Paer75363/
Phir75347/
Peir75333/
Pitr75250/
Parz75184/
Pirz75130/
Pirr75119/
Poir7536/
Parp7533/
Pirp7529/
Hpar7528/
Puir7520/
Pgar7517/
Pajr7517/
Pfir7515/
Ppar7513/
Pfar754/
Paýr754/
Pisr753/
Pasr752/
Ppir751/
Vpar751/
Pird751/
Bpir751/
Pairova7340/
Pahajir731/
Paihire731/
Pujar6775,632/
Peart6717,327/
Payer677,848/
Pajor677,424/
Pahar675,226/
Pharr674,954/
Pajar674,017/
Parre673,812/
Pauer673,727/
Pehar672,937/
Pfarr672,524/
Pojar672,496/
Pajer672,050/
Poire671,978/
Payre671,593/
Peier671,160/
Payar671,158/
Pierz671,035/
Peard671,010/
Peare67882/
Poier67867/
Peire67664/
Phare67658/
Pijar67543/
Pawer67418/
Pirre67404/
Payor67399/
Pfaar67303/
Parhe67285/
Phaar67264/
Pajur67256/
Piyar67222/
Paare67165/
Piorr67164/
Pijor67158/
Pharh67128/
Pijer67127/
Poyar6795/
Partt6794/
Phear6791/
Paure6786/
Pierr6782/
Phatr6779/
Pittr6778/
Pahur6776/
Pejar6772/
Pihrt6765/
Pujir6757/
Paehr6752/
Payur6748/
Piyer6747/
Phire6744/
Pijir6741/
Phard6741/
Pearr6738/
Paarz6733/
Paurd6729/
Patrì6727/
Peear6726/
Pathr6724/
Pajór6724/
Pharp6722/
Pearz6721/
Pfaur6719/
Piear6718/
Paart6717/
Paierová6716/
Piyor6715/
Pasre6715/
Patrt6715/
Phart6714/
Pyjar6712/
Pardh6711/
Pirhs6711/
Pattr6710/
Pijór6710/
Puyar679/
Pfare678/
Pfier677/
Piehr677/
Pisre676/
Peyar676/
Phier676/
Ppaer675/
Parhd675/
Phirh675/
Phaur674/
Paatr674/
Parrt674/
Pardt674/
Ppare674/
Paľár674/
Pejir673/
Pheir673/
Peiar673/
Pahrr672/
Parrd672/
Paurt672/
Parrh672/
Péard672/
Phirt672/
Phasr672/
Pahyr672/
Pirtt671/
Paurr671/
Patrp671/
Pearh671/
Pearp671/
Peirt671/
Paurh671/
Puire671/
Pfarz671/
Pfeir671/
Pierh671/
Pitrz671/
Phior671/
Pijre671/
Pardd671/
Vpaur671/
Pyior671/
Hparr671/
Pauur671/
Patrr671/
Pfard671/
Pijár671/
Piior671/
Peird671/
Pirhe671/
Pitrû671/
Poiar671/
Par'e671/
Phitr671/
Puirp671/
Paard671/
Paerr671/
Peiir671/
Patrh671/
Paurz671/
Puier670/
Peior670/
Phaer670/
Phird670/
Phayr670/
Hpear670/

Pair Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pair in the Georgian language
ფაირpair-
Pair in the Marathi language
पैरpaira98.72
पीरpira0.64
Pair in the Oriya language
ପଇରpa'ira85.23
ପାଇରpa'ira6.82
େପୖରepara5.68
Pair in the Hindi language
पाीरpaira50
पइर्pa'ir50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pair
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