Wears Surname

285,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Wears Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wears Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6411:565,45946,482
England5581:99,85310,553
Trinidad and Tobago251:54,5594,614
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Scotland141:382,41616,471
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
India111:69,733,217610,955
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Wales51:618,90625,852
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2791:87,3679,159
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Wears Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wears has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wears? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 285,131st most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,402,184 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Wears live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Wears is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 641 people, or 1 in 565,459. In The United States Wears is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 43 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and West Virginia, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 41 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 2 percent live.

Wears Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wears has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wears Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wears surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wears earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.59% less than the national average, earning $35,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.35% more than the national average, earning $57,805 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wearsh910/
Wearse910/
Wiears910/
Wars89913/
Wers89323/
Wearsch83188/
Weathrs832/
Weers802,318/
Bears801,259/
Wiers801,215/
Wehrs801,000/
Warsh80719/
Warse80417/
Warsz80271/
Vears80221/
Weirs80168/
Werse80124/
Waars8032/
Warås8027/
Warsd8025/
Wairs8013/
Wersh8011/
Warrs806/
Whers804/
Watrs803/
Woers803/
Werss802/
Warss802/
Weurs801/
Werås801/
Weyrs801/
Wahrs800/
Weaehers771/
Weyers739,088/
Wijers732,074/
Bearss73968/
Weiers73943/
Wersch73355/
Wawers73138/
Wayers73105/
Whyers73103/
Beahrs7387/
Warsch7386/
Wehrse7380/
Waarst7367/
Beears7348/
Wieërs7345/
Vowers7344/
Warshe7342/
Whiers7337/
Wiehrs7322/
Wejers7318/
Wuerst7313/
Bearrs739/
Wairse737/
Wajers737/
Bejars737/
Whaers734/
Wowers733/
Wehers733/
Beyars733/
Waitrs732/
Bear's732/
Behars732/
Warsse732/
Vweirs731/
Vwiers731/
Wyyers731/
Wierrs731/
Wiersh731/
Wershe731/
Weirse731/
Weysrs731/
Warstd731/
Warszt731/
Wairsh731/
Wautrs731/
Hweers731/
Weihrs730/
Wearch730/
Weerss730/
Bearsh730/
Wiyers730/
Vearse730/
Wattrs730/
Wettrs730/
Weyors730/
Waurse730/
Vawers730/
Vearrs730/
Wuersh730/
Bars676,168/
Vers674,660/
Bers67866/
Vars67666/
Wiersch67564/
Wijgers67303/
Wuersch67141/
Weggers6795/
Bearsch6763/
Wirs6751/
Weihers6732/
Uars6730/
Weirsøe6724/
Weersch6721/
Waersch6718/
Warś6715/
Warsche679/
Bowerss679/
Weyhers679/
Wersche677/
Uers676/
Weierst676/
Waarsøe675/
Weirsch673/
Bower's673/
Werx672/
Wyrs671/
Boowers671/
Wihgers671/
Weiiers671/
Weyerse671/
Wohiers671/
Wyggers670/
Warx670/

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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 Wears
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