Last name Bear (Bear 
, בר 
, 贝尔 , and others...) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The last name Bear is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common surname, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Macao, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Israel, and Indonesia. Likewise, Bear is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Bear | Australia, Canada, United States, Indonesia, China |
| בר | Israel |
| 贝尔, 貝爾 | China |
| بير | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan |
| Беар | Russia, Ukraine |
Baer, Bahr, Barley, Beaver, Behr, Ber, Bera, Beran, Bere, Beren, Bero, Bier, Birle, Birth, Brać, Brown, Burgeon, Bär, Béar, Béãr, Bêâř, Bêãr, Bëar, Börd, Bēăř, Bęar, Gun, Infer, Offer, Osborne, Pea, Renard, Warm, Бер, Бэр, Медведь, بيار, بیر, คชหมี, ทน, ทนขำ, หมี, หมีกุล, หมีกุละ, หมีนหนุด, หมีพุฒ, หมีวงษ์, หมีสอาด, หมีเทศ, หมีใจเจริญ, หมีไพร, หามฤทธิ์, อินทร์หมี, เอี้ยงหมี, 巴尔, and Ｂeａr
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carl ludwig von bear German botanist (1765-1812), DE (b. 1765) |
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crazy bear Native American chief of the Assiniboine tribes (b. 1785) |
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kicking bear Mniconjou Lakota chief and Ghost Dance leader (1846-1904), US (b. 1846) |
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| conquering bear Lakota leader (b. 1800) |
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| noel bear Canadian artist, CA (b. 1801) |
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luther standing bear Oglala Lakota writer and actor (1868-1939), US (b. 1868) |
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| encouraging bear Lakota medicine man (b. 1824) |
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henry standing bear Oglala Lakota Chief, US (b. 1874) |
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| yellow bear Lakota leader, US (b. 1844) |
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| henry clay bear (b. 1838) |
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fred bear American bow hunter (1902–1988), US (b. 1902) |
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| stephen standing bear Lakota community leader, artist (b. 1859) |
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| george telfer bear British painter (1876-1973), GB (b. 1876) |
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| joseph ainslie bear American banker, US (b. 1878) |
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| samuel lone bear performer with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota., US (b. 1879) |
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