Sheers Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Sheers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1701:158,79816,605
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
England1341:415,80628,295
Canada451:818,79163,991
Wales101:309,45316,869
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Sheers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheers is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sheers is the 584,278th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Sheers live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 158,798. In Australia Sheers is most numerous in: Victoria, where 71 percent reside, Queensland, where 17 percent reside and New South Wales, where 8 percent reside. Other than Australia it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and England, where 25 percent reside.

Sheers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sheers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sheers last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sheers last name are 7.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Sheers earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.79% less than the national average, earning $38,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning $45,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheers923,613/
Sheersh921/
Sheyers920/
Sheiers920/
Seers911,164/
Shers9133/
Scheuers86120/
Scheiers8610/
Scheyers862/
Shajeers861/
Sheehars860/
Shears839,243/
Cheers831,928/
Shiers831,351/
Schers83313/
Seears83295/
Shyers83118/
Seyers8374/
Sherst8363/
Shersh8331/
Seiers8321/
Sheirs8316/
Sheurs8311/
Sherse839/
Sherrs833/
Shoers832/
Seuers832/
Sejers832/
Shaers832/
Shuers831/
Seerse831/
Seehrs830/
Sers801,027/
Scheeoers801/
Schoeyers801/
Showers777,063/
Scheirs77349/
Schiers77217/
Scheurs77125/
Schaers77105/
Schears7789/
Seggers7781/
Seehars7780/
Shauers7775/
Schoers7739/
Schuers7735/
Sheerjt7712/
Shchers7711/
Shawers777/
Shayers774/
Seiiers773/
Shershe772/
Saweers771/
Sheirsh771/
Sherrss771/
Shersht771/
Soweers771/
Shouers770/
Shiears770/
Sieyers770/
Seeyers770/
Sears7352,246/
Siers731,616/
Syers731,105/
Soers73238/
Saers73176/
Serse73162/
Suers73146/
Shors73101/
Shars7364/
Seurs7359/
Chers7313/
Serrs735/
Shirs733/
Sehrs733/
Serst733/
Sohrs733/
Sersh732/
Seirs731/
Ceers731/
Sherx731/
Hsers731/
Zeers730/
Seyrs730/
Scers730/
Schauers7196/
Schersch7142/
Schowers7112/
Schuyers7111/
Cheherst714/
Sieggers712/
Schoyers712/
Shiggers711/
Shaggers711/
Showerss711/
Schoiers711/
Scheurrs711/
Shserhsd711/
Shuggers710/
Schersse710/
Seggerrs710/
Schuerrs710/
Sayers6724,513/
Sowers6713,595/
Sauers673,664/
Sawers672,607/
Souers67696/
Shershova67454/
Shirse67327/
Sersch67314/
Schors67286/
Chears67273/
Schauwers67264/
Schiersch67187/
Sharsh67131/
Scears67128/
Saiers67122/
Cheirs6784/
Shorsh6750/
Schoggers6749/
Seeharsch6747/
Shairs6745/
Sherje6740/
Shirsh6732/
Siears6731/
Sciers6728/
Schars6722/
Soyers6718/
Cherse6716/
Sziers6715/
Schirs6713/
Sierst6713/
Sägers676/
Sierrs674/
Searrs673/
Chersh673/
Zeiers673/
Sherch672/
Siersz672/
Searse671/
Sahars671/
Sherze671/
Searsp671/
Searss671/
Seyurs671/
Suersh671/
Sersse671/
Sujers671/
Sehars671/
Schörs671/
Suyers671/
Zeersh671/
Soiers670/
Cherst670/
Seyars670/
Shours670/
Shoirs670/
Seerje670/
Sierss670/
Scherstdt670/
Searst670/
Shorrs670/
Szears670/
Shirst670/
Sharrs670/
Seyors670/
Cherss670/
Seerce670/
Shirrs670/
Syerrs670/

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Sheers 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 Sheers
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