van Lear Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

van Lear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Lear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

van Lear Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Lear is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of van Lear click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Lear? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Lear is the 2,136,387th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname van Lear is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of van Lear are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname van Lear is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

van Lear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Lear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Lear last name expanded 116 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Lear Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Lear earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.71% less than the national average, earning R 110,004 per year and in United States they earn 41.12% more than the national average, earning $60,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Ler931/
van Lar931/
van Laar884,757/
van Lier883,975/
van Laer883,232/
van Leur88938/
van Leer88706/
van Lare88203/
van Lahr8811/
van Leir881/
van Lard881/
van Larr880/
van Laur880/
van Laare8247/
van Leert821/
van Lauer821/
van Larre821/
Van-Lare75653/
von Laer7547/
Van-Laer7540/
Van-Lier7515/
Van-Laar756/
Van-Leer752/
Van-Leur752/
von Leer752/
von Laar751/
van Luir751/
von Lier751/
von Lehr751/
von Lahr751/
van Lior750/
von Lauer711/
von Laehr710/
Von-Leere591/
von Laure591/

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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 van Lear
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