Vears Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Vears Surname Definition:

VEAR’S (Son): v. Vear, Vere.

Vears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1091:247,66722,912
England871:640,43737,483
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Vears Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

VEAR’S (Son): v. Vear, Vere.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Weers; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Vears Last Name Facts

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

Vears is found most frequently in Australia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vears.

How Common Is The Last Name Vears? popularity and diffusion

Vears is the 1,104,724th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 49 percent of Vears reside; 49 percent reside in Australasia and 49 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 247,667. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 65 percent are found, Victoria, where 18 percent are found and New South Wales, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Vears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vears has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Vears surname declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 173 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vears Last Name Statistics demography

Vears earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning $36,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vearse910/
Vearrs910/
Vers894,660/
Vars89666/
Fears806,462/
Viers803,354/
Viars801,386/
Wears801,349/
Bears801,259/
Verst80630/
Vehrs80628/
Verse80617/
Veirs80532/
Vaurs80491/
Varse80229/
Varsh80207/
Vaars80148/
Veers80127/
Vyers80112/
Versh8085/
Verås8069/
Varst8025/
Voers8016/
Varss8011/
Varrs8010/
Vatrs808/
Vyars807/
Vairs805/
Versz802/
Varsj801/
Varsz801/
Varås801/
Verss801/
Bearss73968/
Bearse73747/
Øverås73620/
Varshe73276/
Versch73237/
Voiers73236/
Beahrs7387/
Phears7353/
Beears7348/
Varsht7346/
Vowers7344/
Vaarst7325/
Varsch7316/
Vejers7313/
Vijars7312/
Vahrst7311/
Veerse7310/
Veersh739/
Bearrs739/
Voyers739/
Bejars737/
Veorse736/
Veyers735/
Fearst733/
Fearse733/
Beyars733/
Vayers732/
Vouers732/
Bear's732/
Bearst732/
Behars732/
Vershe732/
Feiars731/
Bearsd731/
Vweirs731/
Vwiers731/
Vearce731/
Vaarss731/
Varïsh731/
Versce731/
Bearsh730/
Wearsh730/
Wearse730/
Wiears730/
Fearsh730/
Vawers730/
Vaiers730/
Fars6735,673/
Bars676,168/
Viggers671,058/
Wars67913/
Bers67866/
Fers67443/
Wers67323/
Geevers67289/
Wearsch67188/
Virs6791/
Phearse6784/
Vaggers6773/
Bearsch6763/
Varsova6748/
Varsová6748/
Uars6730/
Värs6722/
Viersch6720/
Versova6717/
Verš6712/
Verscht679/
Uers676/
Vaijars674/
Weathrs672/
Beatrse672/
Vouiers671/
Veaarce671/
Vigiers671/
D'Veirs671/
Verx671/
Veggers670/

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