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

The surname Shearar is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shearar.

How Common Is The Last Name Shearar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Shearar is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Shearar reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Shearar is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live. Other than South Africa Shearar exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and Scotland, where 11 percent live.

Shearar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shearar has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Shearar surname rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 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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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
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  • 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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