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Where Does The Last Name Cayer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cayer is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Çayer. For other possible spellings of Cayer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cayer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 84,974^th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,282,793 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cayer are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Cayer is also the 2,446,817^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.

This surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 3,713 people, or 1 in 9,923. In Canada Cayer is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 73 percent are found, Ontario, where 15 percent are found and British Columbia, where 5 percent are found. Besides Canada this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Cayer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Cayer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cayer last name grew 1,903 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cayer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Cayer surname are 3.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.58% registered with the party.

The amount Cayer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 75.77% more than the national average, earning $39,903,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.62% less than the national average, earning $41,921 CAD per year.