Dear is used as a family name or surname in Iran. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dear
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Iran
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Dear

How popular is Dear?

Dear is common in Iran.

Dear is ranked 19682 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dear bearers increased by 2.082177 per cent in 2010 US census to 3677 since 2000, the surname slipped by 480 spots and ranked at 8906. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 66.9 68.1
Black 24.29 23.88
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.21 3.47
Hispanic or Latino 2.77 2.17
Others 2.34 2.03
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.49 0.36
Dear is quite popular family name mostly used in Pakistan while Barbados is ahead in terms of density. Around 26458 people have been found who wears Dear as their family name. Dear is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
16,722 Nigeria8
83,411 Czech Republic8
10,202 Egypt5
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
5,779 Uganda4
15,956 Venezuela3
10,762 Hungary3
23,165 Romania3
14,078 Japan3
7,294 Kuwait3
18,114 Algeria3
4,881 Oman3
4,529 Mauritius3
1,644 Nepal3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
15,591 Burkina Faso2
44,018 Poland2
5,300 Syria2
35,969 Denmark2
1,834 Malta2
5,318 Iraq2
4,164 Vietnam2
31,767 Greece2
54,641 Sweden2
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
408 Åland1
38,063 Mauritania1
510 East Timor1
12,741 Ecuador1
14,618 Guyana1
2,374 Bermuda1
31,584 Peru1
7,191 Afghanistan1
897,276 Russia1
13,606 Senegal1
120,357 Argentina1
15,705 Cameroon1
16,228 Bulgaria1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
1,970 Grenada1
9,498 Iceland1
5,872 Namibia1
47,891 Norway1
16,283 Lithuania1
12,270 Lebanon1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
2,024 Mongolia1
2,057 Myanmar1
24,421 Slovakia1
624 Solomon Islands1
7,895 South Korea1
5,467 Haiti1
492,292 Ukraine1
17,236 Ghana1
25,746 Finland1
6,149 Ethiopia1
24,460 Armenia1
11,486 Estonia1
5,916 Mozambique1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
95,259 Italy45
6,873 Ireland44
1,127 China43
46,313 Spain43
30,395 Zimbabwe43
37,591 Belgium37
28,564 Switzerland36
8,720 Qatar29
233,817 Indonesia27
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,500 Tanzania85
14,658 Israel71
4,526 Singapore71
Countries with hundreds of Dear:
603 Taiwan695
4,503 Australia667
7,404 Canada563
53,671 India550
9,594 Morocco537
10,157 Kenya471
4,870 Malaysia455
30,822 Philippines387
28,238 Germany370
2,679 New Zealand284
21,535 South Africa274
6,781 Sri Lanka261
400 Thailand252
2,700 Scotland249
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
27,627 Turkey175
1,644 Jamaica161
339 Barbados155
2,662 Wales147
6,720 United Arab Emirates145
23,602 Mexico131
77,708 France122
23,419 Netherlands111
75,961 Brazil111
2,219 Hong Kong107
Countries with thousands of Dear:
1,903 Pakistan5,155
8,445 United States4,426
2,495 England3,178
3,398 Bangladesh2,406
899 Cambodia1,954
8,784 Iran1,024
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

John Dear worked as workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Empire State and arrived on March 17, 1851. M. Dear, aged 25, are others that migrated to US.

Dear Namesakes

  • Judy Dearing, Costume designer
  • Percy Dearmer, Author
  • Matthew Dear, Music Producer
  • Blossom Dearie, Jazz Pianist
  • William Dear, Film director
  • Patrick Dearen, Author
  • Kate DeAraugo, Singer
  • Alan Deardorff, Author
  • Dana DeArmond, Pornographic actress
  • Ashton Dearholt, Actor
  • Andy Dear characterized crucial role of Darrell in 2017 drama movie Magic Hour 4.

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