Seears Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Seears Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2651:101,87111,478
England131:4,286,005132,302
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Seears Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seears is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seears? popularity and diffusion

It is the 904,049th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Seears reside; 90 percent reside in Australasia and 90 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 101,871. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 62 percent reside, Victoria, where 10 percent reside and South Australia, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Seears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seears has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Seears last name fell 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seehars9280/
Seyears920/
Sears9152,246/
Seers911,164/
Sheehars860/
Shears839,243/
Sheers83536/
Scears83128/
Seyers8374/
Siears8331/
Seayrs8322/
Seiers8321/
Searrs833/
Seuers832/
Sejers832/
Searse831/
Searsp831/
Searss831/
Sehars831/
Seyars830/
Seehrs830/
Searst830/
Szears830/
Saears830/
Seaars830/
Searsh830/
Seeharsch8047/
Scheers773,613/
Schears7789/
Seggers7781/
Scearse7775/
Seiiers773/
Saweers771/
Sheersh771/
Seearce771/
Sehaars771/
Seiiars771/
Soweers771/
Shiears770/
Sheyers770/
Sheiers770/
Sieyers770/
Seeyers770/
Syers731,105/
Gears73754/
Soers73238/
Saers73176/
Suers73146/
Saurs73113/
Sayrs7392/
Seurs7359/
Sairs7347/
Zears7341/
Siars7319/
Cears7313/
Syars739/
Jears732/
Seirs731/
Ceers731/
Seors731/
Zeers730/
Seyrs730/
Scheuers71120/
Seharsch7117/
Scheiers7110/
Seehorst715/
Sieggers712/
Scheyers712/
Shajeers711/
Saggears710/
Seehorse710/
Seggerrs710/
Sayers6724,513/
Sowers6713,595/
Sauers673,664/
Sawers672,607/
Shiers671,351/
Souers67696/
Soyars67583/
Search67300/
Chears67273/
Geyers67151/
Saiers67122/
Shyers67118/
Shairs6745/
Searce6732/
Gearst6731/
Sciers6728/
Seehorsch6720/
Soyers6718/
Sheirs6716/
Siarse6715/
Sziers6715/
Sheurs6711/
Sägers676/
Sehors675/
Saurås675/
Syarsh674/
Zeiers673/
Shoers672/
Sayars672/
Shaers672/
Sihars671/
Seyurs671/
Suersh671/
Shuers671/
Scheeoers671/
Sujers671/
Shyars671/
Siarsh671/
Schoeyers671/
Geiers671/
Suyers671/
Zeersh671/
Sayors670/
Soiers670/
Suyars670/
Gearse670/
Sauars670/
Shiars670/
Souars670/
Sheors670/
Seyors670/
Syerrs670/

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Seears Reference & Research

Sears DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Sears FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Seears
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis