Ayerst Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Ayerst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayerst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1181:312,25128,740
England1151:484,50531,272
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Australia551:490,83137,357
United States521:6,970,364322,914
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815

Ayerst Last Name Facts

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

Ayerst is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayerst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ayerst is the 672,867th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Ayerst live; 36 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ayerst is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 312,251. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 50 percent reside, British Columbia, where 17 percent reside and Manitoba, where 13 percent reside. Beside Canada this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Ayerst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ayerst has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ayerst surname grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ayerst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ayerst surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ayerst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135.27% more than the national average, earning R 559,080 per year; in United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% less than the national average, earning $45,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayers9158,560/
Yerst917/
Aerst913/
Ayrst910/
Hayherst860/
Hayers83344/
Haerst8312/
Ayiers837/
Ayeers834/
Ayerrs832/
Ayersh831/
Ayerss831/
Auyers831/
Ayerse831/
Ayirst830/
Gayers830/
Aers80278/
Ayrs8032/
Yers8018/
Heyerst7710/
Hayurst776/
Ahyurst771/
Eyers731,809/
Ayars731,189/
Auers73151/
Yersh7391/
Aiers7362/
Ayrsh7321/
Ierst7318/
Iyers7311/
Airst7311/
Earst739/
Awers738/
Yersz736/
Oyers735/
Aurst732/
Ajers732/
Eurst731/
Aersh731/
Aerrs731/
Hayrs731/
Ayrss730/
Ayors730/
Gaers730/
Yerss730/
Hayhurst716,151/
D'Hayers711/
Gayhurst711/
Hayhirst710/
Hayharst710/
Hearst671,927/
Heyers67439/
Aggers67355/
Auwers67204/
Geyers67151/
Huyers67102/
Goerst6776/
Hauers6771/
Gearst6731/
Goyers6730/
Hawers6719/
Ajersz6717/
Huerst6715/
Ayarse6710/
Gawers675/
Hoyers674/
Ayorse674/
Heurst673/
Hairst673/
Hoyrst672/
Eierst671/
Hierst671/
Haurst671/
Euerst671/
Gaiers671/
Haiers671/
Ahurst671/
Gayurs671/
Gauers671/
Gajers671/
Ayerce671/
Heirst670/

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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
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  • 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 Ayerst
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