Shearar Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Scotland

Shearar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shearar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Shearar Last Name Facts

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

Shearar is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shearar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Shearar live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Shearar is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Shearar is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 53 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Shearar occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent reside and Scotland, where 11 percent reside.

Shearar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shearar has changed through the years. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shearar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shearar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.33% less than the national average, earning R 186,948 per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $46,480 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shearard93125/
Shearear930/
Sharar926,117/
Sherar92472/
Shearhart88144/
Shearrard884/
Sherard861,703/
Sharrar86587/
Shaarar86526/
Shargar86140/
Sharare86102/
Sharhar8671/
Scharar8635/
Shahrar8629/
Sheerar8620/
Saharar8618/
Sherart8617/
Sharard8612/
Shararh8612/
Scherar869/
Shatrar866/
Sherrar864/
Shiarar863/
Shharar862/
Sheirar861/
Sharart861/
Sharzar861/
Shairar861/
Shayrar861/
Sharaar861/
Shehrar861/
Sherair861/
Shearor860/
Searart860/
Shaerar860/
Shararr860/
Sarar835,411/
Serar831,627/
Shearheart821/
Schearhart820/
Sherrard804,886/
Sharrhar801,068/
Sharrard80661/
Shaharar8023/
Seharard808/
Scheirar805/
Shahrair802/
Scharajr801/
Sharhart801/
Seareare801/
Shahyrar801/
Shharhar801/
Shayarar801/
Sheerard800/
Scheurar800/
Scharrar800/
Schearor800/
Sharaard800/
Scharard800/
Scherrar800/
Sherrart800/
Shattrar800/
Sargar7720,763/
Serrar777,107/
Sarrar77953/
Charar77811/
Shirar77441/
Cherar77181/
Sarhar77155/
Sarare77127/
Serare77104/
Sarzar7788/
Searor7776/
Satrar7756/
Serard7754/
Sierar7716/
Saraar7715/
Saarar779/
Serair776/
Sarair775/
Setrar774/
Sheror773/
Seerar773/
Serarr773/
Sharor772/
Sarard771/
Sasrar771/
Sehrar771/
Hzarar771/
Sararp771/
Saurar771/
Serart771/
Sajrar771/
Sarart771/
Chearhart7511/
Scherrard753/
Sihararth752/
Shararova751/
Saharahar751/
Shaharair751/
Sherrarrd750/
Scherartt750/
Sherrrard750/
Cherair71991/
Sararph71569/
Sharear71542/
Shirard71526/
Chatrar71274/
Cherrar71255/
Charare71217/
Sarasre71142/
Shahror7136/
Shergar7122/
Chetrar7119/
Schirar7117/
Szerard7114/
Sharoor7111/
Sharour7110/
Charrar719/
Sarrard719/
Sahrear719/
Sarahar718/
Saraire718/
Serrare717/
Charaar716/
Sherear715/
Sattrar715/
Siyarar714/
Shirare714/
Sharore714/
Sierrar714/
Sherhar713/
Cherare713/
Sayarar713/
Charair713/
Sarrare712/
Saitrar712/
Sharaurova712/
Sheroor712/
Saurare712/
Charhar712/
Chararz712/
Chaarar712/
Sairard711/
Sajarar711/
Sahrare711/
Saargar711/
Sargarr711/
Sarrgar711/
Shirair711/
Sheoror711/
Sherord711/
Sherore711/
Sherror711/
Settrar711/
Serarrt711/
Shareir711/
Sharror711/
Scheror711/
Cherard711/
Seraire711/
Serrart711/
Shareur711/
Sharhor711/
Sihorar711/
Soyarar711/
Sargarh711/
D'Sherrard711/
Szargar711/
Serrrar711/
Seerare711/
Saraart711/
Scharor710/
Shirrar710/
Seirard710/
Saurard710/
Shahrour678,694/
Saror673,154/
Zarar672,464/
Cerar672,438/
Seror671,350/
Zerar67612/
Sirar67140/
Šarar6786/
Schirard6759/
Saraireh6750/
Sherhart6741/
Sharzour6737/
Charaire6735/
Siarhare6721/
Sheergar6717/
Charhare6711/
Sarayreh679/
Saharord678/
Serraire678/
Sarraire677/
Chhatrar676/
Sherrord674/
Cheraire674/
Shareare674/
Shergarh674/
Charaure673/
Cherrair673/
Charrard673/
Shahrord673/
Sherhard672/
Sierrajr672/
Cherrard672/
Sararova671/
Shiraire671/
Seerayre671/
Shirrard671/
Shaarour671/
Xarar671/
Sautrard671/
Chajarar671/
Chaarare671/
Charahar671/
Shahruor671/
Syrar671/
Chairart671/
Cheirart671/
Schueror670/
Sarrarre670/
Schirarz670/

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Shearar Reference & Research

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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 Shearar
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