Year Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Year Surname Definition:

As a Cornish name, perhaps from vear, veor, great.

Year Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India961:7,990,264168,289
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Liberia81:551,06725,208
England61:9,286,343223,652
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Year (2,696) may also be a first name.

Year Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

As a Cornish name, perhaps from vear, veor, great.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Year Last Name Facts

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

The last name Year (Arabic: عام, Hindi: यार, Oriya: ୟିଅର) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Year click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Year? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,478,479th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Year reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 141,073rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 2,696 people.

This last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 7,990,264. In India Year is mostly found in: Telangana, where 81 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent live and Assam, where 1 percent live. Barring India Year occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and Liberia, where 6 percent live.

Year Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Year has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Year surname grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yearr8947/
Yearp8912/
Yeear898/
Yearh897/
Ayear896/
Yeare894/
Yejar894/
Iyear894/
Yeard892/
Yehar892/
Yeart891/
Yearz891/
Yeair890/
Yejare801,418/
Yejgar8026/
Huyear8021/
Yehgar8012/
Yehare807/
Oyeare804/
Hayear803/
Yaeyar803/
Gayear801/
Yeeare801/
Iyer7549,820/
Gear757,610/
Ejar751,051/
Äyer75124/
Jear75112/
Yeor7564/
Aear7514/
Eaar754/
Yayr754/
Oear753/
Yeyr752/
Iear751/
Eear751/
Yyer751/
Uear751/
Yejr751/
Eajr751/
Euar750/
Yejhare733/
Yejaher731/
Ayehard731/
Geyer6742,938/
Ayyar678,742/
Aiyar673,689/
Yayar671,386/
Yağır67694/
Yawer67637/
Joyer67419/
Aayar67418/
Iyier67278/
Iyyer67274/
Jiyar67271/
Jayer67260/
Juyar67250/
Jeyar67185/
Yuyar67159/
Geear67152/
Jayar67148/
Joyar67147/
Yayor67133/
Euart67116/
Jehar67109/
Iyyar6798/
Yajir6786/
Yayur6776/
Giyer6766/
Ejhar6761/
Geair6753/
Yower6745/
Yajar6741/
Yahur6741/
Euard6736/
Yayer6735/
Geahr6728/
Yeior6728/
Awear6726/
Isear6724/
Yojar6723/
Yığar6723/
Ayiar6722/
Oyyar6722/
Yeier6721/
Ayaor6721/
Ejjar6718/
Yejre6717/
Ayaar6716/
Jiear6715/
Iyaar6715/
Oyuer6712/
Aearh6712/
Ejgar6711/
Gejar6710/
Yujar679/
Jejar678/
Ihyer678/
Iyerr677/
Jeare677/
Ajyar677/
Yueer677/
Yaair677/
Ojear677/
Yajor676/
Yiyer676/
Aeear676/
Yajer675/
Iiyar675/
Eajar675/
Eyyar675/
Yoyer675/
Yeyer675/
Jeuar674/
Yajur674/
Yaoor674/
Ihear674/
Yaaer674/
Jeard673/
Ujear672/
Ujyar672/
Yejer672/
Yjgar672/
Eoyer672/
Ieyer672/
Geyar672/
Jeyer672/
Youer672/
Yeyor672/
Euare672/
Ayeor672/
Yuyer672/
Yaiar672/
Owear672/
Eayar672/
Gaear671/
Jeiar671/
Jhyer671/
Ieyar671/
Iayer671/
E'Jar671/
Eiyar671/
Ejahr671/
Eeyer671/
Yeyre671/
Yoeer671/
Yehor671/
Yaiur671/
Uyiar671/
Iyaor671/
Uyeor671/
Ioyer671/
Eujar671/
Ieare671/
Hayearth671/
Uyaar671/
Yooer671/
Yuier671/
Yoyar671/
Yaeer671/
Yieur671/
Yheir671/
Ejaar671/
Egiar671/
Eașar671/
Yhair671/
Eyaar671/
Oyiar671/
Yaoer671/
Eahar671/
Ehiar671/
Esear671/
Jeear671/
Haear671/
Eayer670/
Itear670/
Euyer670/
Auear670/
Hyyer670/
Heuar670/
Yauer670/
Geiar670/
Gearh670/
Hyier670/

Year Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Year in the Hindi language
यारyara-
Year in the Oriya language
ୟିଅରyi'ara-
Year in the Arabic language
عامam-

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