Pear Surname

142,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Croatia

Pear Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin) Dweller by a Pear-Tree [Old English pere, Latin pir-us] (Anglo-French-Greek) the French Pierre = Peter, q.v.

Pear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,6221:98,2474,266
United States6961:520,77443,486
Iran2671:287,57520,683
England1731:322,07023,948
Croatia781:54,21310,290
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Australia351:771,30649,759
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
India101:76,706,538639,611
China101:136,732,1577,199
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:161,42613,927
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Pear (2,086) may also be a first name.

Pear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin) Dweller by a Pear-Tree [Old English pere, Latin pir-us] (Anglo-French-Greek) the French Pierre = Peter, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. French Pierre, Peter. 2. French pere, the father. 3. One of the several places in Normandy known as Paer and Pair. 4, The French modification of the saintly name Paternus; "Sanctus Paternus, vulgo SaintPair." Itin. de la Normandie.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Pierre, the French form of Peter. Hence the surnames Par, Peer, and, as diminutives, Parret, Parratt, Parrot, &c.; perhaps sometimes, by contraction, Part. Other diminutives and corruptions are Parrell, Barrell; by corruption Pearl.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Peer; from the French, Pièrre; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pear Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pear occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pear? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pear is the 142,702nd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,338,000 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Pear live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 61 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Pear is also the 164,860th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 2,086 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 1,622 people, or 1 in 98,247. Apart from Bangladesh Pear is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Iran, where 9 percent are found.

Pear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pear surname expanded 382 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pear Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Pear surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pear earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.91% less than the national average, earning $42,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peart8917,327/
Pehar892,937/
Peard891,010/
Peare89882/
Phear8991/
Pejar8972/
Peaur8957/
Pearr8938/
Peear8926/
Pearz8921/
Piear8918/
Peyar896/
Peiar893/
Pearh891/
Pearp891/
Hpear890/
Par8648,853/
Per866,598/
Pearre80530/
Phejar8072/
Peyare8040/
Pehart8033/
Peharz8010/
Pearth805/
Peyyar803/
Pheyar802/
Pehair802/
Peaard801/
Pegiar801/
Puiear801/
Pheard801/
Peyard801/
Peareh801/
Pehard801/
Poejar801/
Peejar801/
Peaear801/
Pare7567,881/
Parr7545,564/
Peer7525,496/
Pere7522,673/
Pyar7514,537/
Phar756,691/
Perz756,259/
Petr755,528/
Pier755,150/
Paar754,606/
Pair754,588/
Part753,044/
Pert752,673/
Patr751,529/
Paur751,525/
Piar75996/
Poer75960/
Parh75955/
Payr75929/
Pahr75722/
Perr75676/
Pard75577/
Paár75560/
Pher75420/
Pehr75404/
Paer75363/
Peir75333/
Pyer75286/
Parz75184/
Perh75123/
Peur75120/
Peyr7568/
Peor7535/
Parp7533/
Hpar7528/
Pgar7517/
Pajr7517/
Perd7516/
Pesr7514/
Puer7513/
Ppar7513/
Perp756/
Perț755/
Pfar754/
Paýr754/
Pejr753/
Pasr752/
Pper752/
Vpar751/
Perì751/
Bper751/
Pfer750/
D'Peart732/
Poijear731/
Pehaire731/
Peahoor731/
Peehard731/
Power67106,423/
Pujar6775,632/
Pujer6713,433/
Pyare679,193/
Payer677,848/
Pajor677,424/
Peyre677,254/
Pahar675,226/
Pharr674,954/
Pajar674,017/
Parre673,812/
Pauer673,727/
Pe'er673,079/
Poyer673,066/
Phair673,011/
Peyer672,986/
Pfarr672,524/
Pojar672,496/
Piard672,187/
Pajer672,050/
Perre672,049/
Paier671,875/
Pojer671,308/
Peier671,160/
Payar671,158/
Pierz671,035/
Poier67867/
Peere67667/
Peire67664/
Phare67658/
Pájer67546/
Pijar67543/
Pawer67418/
Payor67399/
Pejer67371/
Pfaar67303/
Páger67296/
Parhe67285/
Phaar67264/
Payir67261/
Pajur67256/
Pyhar67224/
Piyar67222/
Piart67170/
Paare67165/
Pharh67128/
Pijer67127/
Piare67125/
Pyart6796/
Poyar6795/
Partt6794/
Pierr6782/
Pajir6779/
Phatr6779/
Poehr6777/
Pahur6776/
Perhe6771/
Pyard6761/
Pihar6761/
Puyer6753/
Péger6753/
Paehr6752/
Pferr6749/
Payur6748/
Piyer6747/
Pfehr6744/
Phard6741/
Phere6735/
Perțe6735/
Paarz6733/
Paior6731/
Phyar6730/
Paurd6729/
Peerz6729/
Peure6727/
Patrì6727/
Páyer6726/
Pferd6724/
Pathr6724/
Pheer6724/
Pajór6724/
Pyatr6723/
Pharp6722/
Perzh6721/
Pfaur6719/
Perrz6719/
Päger6718/
Paart6717/
Perrt6717/
Perhs6717/
Patrt6715/
Paiar6715/
Phart6714/
Pehre6713/
Pyjar6712/
Pardh6711/
Pattr6710/
Pairt6710/
Paitr6710/
Pejor6710/
Piaar6710/
Puyar679/
Piarz679/
Pyaar679/
Pfare678/
Pfier677/
Piehr677/
Paird676/
Phier676/
Pouer675/
Pheor675/
Ppaer675/
Parhd675/
Pertt675/
Phoer675/
Phaur674/
Paihr674/
Paatr674/
Parrt674/
Phiar674/
Perzz674/
Pardt674/
Ppare674/
Paľár674/
Pjhar673/
Pejir673/
Pheir673/
Pfyer673/
Pejrr673/
Paair673/
Petrr673/
Høper673/
Perșe673/
Piľar673/
Peetr673/
Pahrr672/
Parrd672/
Peerr672/
Paurt672/
Peore672/
Parrh672/
Péard672/
Petrì672/
Peorz672/
Phasr672/
Pyarh672/
Pahyr672/
Peert671/
Paurr671/
Pheur671/
Patrp671/
Peharová671/
Peirt671/
Paurh671/
Perrd671/
Petrt671/
Pfarz671/
Pfeir671/
Pierh671/
Phyer671/
Paijr671/
Pardd671/
Bpyer671/
Hpper671/
Vpaur671/
Vpeer671/
Peyor671/
Pairr671/
Peuer671/
Petrz671/
Hparr671/
Pauur671/
Patrr671/
Pfoer671/
Pfard671/
Peird671/
Peoor671/
Peotr671/
Pesrp671/
Pjahr671/
Poiar671/
Poerr671/
Ppoer671/
Par'e671/
Bpuer671/
Ppiar671/
Phetr671/
Paard671/
Paerr671/
Peesr671/
Pehyr671/
Peiir671/
Patrh671/
Paurz671/
Puier670/
Pfert670/
Peior670/
Phaer670/
Pherp670/
Peord670/
Peort670/
Phuer670/
Peeor670/
Phayr670/
Pyarr670/
Pfair670/
Pherd670/
Pfuer670/

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Pear
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