Last name Kear (Kear 
) , around the world, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Kear is habitual in the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and Estonia. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, India, and the United Kingdom. More prevalently, Kear is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kear | Australia, India, United States, Myanmar, United Kingdom |
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john kear English rugby league footballer and coach, GB (b. 1954) |
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| david kear New Zealand geologist (1923–2019), NZ (b. 1923) |
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josh kear American songwriter, US (b. 1974) |
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| janet kear English ornithologist (1933-2004), GB (b. 1933) |
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elliot kear Welsh rugby league footballer, GB (b. 1988) |
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| phil kear New Zealand sprinter, NZ (b. 1950) |
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| benjamin p. kear paleontologist (b. 1950) |
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| mike kear GB (b. 1968) |
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| lynn kear American author |
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| tamara kear researcher |
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| philip j kear researcher |
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| ed kear actor and writer |
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| adrian kear (b. 1970) |
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| bernard kear |
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| alex kear |
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