Dayer Surname

186,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Dayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9551:8,6001,414
Argentina4741:90,1767,584
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
England1211:460,48030,233
France801:830,28498,964
India531:14,472,932242,024
Peru451:706,31416,453
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
China31:455,773,85521,925
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Dayer (296) may also be a first name.

Dayer Last Name Facts

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

Dayer (Marathi: डायर, Russian: Дайер) is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dayer is the 186,108th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,201,909 people. Dayer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Dayer reside; 47 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Dayer is also the 512,632nd most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 296 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 955 people, or 1 in 8,600. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Valais, where 80 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 9 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Dayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dayer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dayer surname expanded 591 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dayer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dayer last name is chiefly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dayer last name are 5.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dayer earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,630 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning R 265,380 per year and in United States they earn 13.58% more than the national average, earning $49,009 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dayere91228/
Dhayer91152/
Dahyer913/
D'Ayer911/
Dağyer911/
Dyer89109,367/
Daer89714/
Dayr89228/
D'Hayer83131/
Dhayere8315/
Dayhere831/
Dayerzh831/
Dayar809,162/
Dauer805,690/
Dayre804,231/
Dajer802,224/
Dayor801,658/
Doyer801,305/
Dawer80794/
Deyer80581/
Daerr80248/
Diyer80193/
Daier8087/
Duyer8037/
Dayyr8034/
Dayir8032/
Dyerr809/
Dhaer809/
Dayur805/
Dahyr804/
Dyier803/
Daerh803/
Dhyer802/
Dyjer802/
D'Ayr802/
Dhayr802/
Dayjr801/
D'Yer801/
Dayrr800/
Dyyer800/
D'Hayere773/
Dagger731,761/
Daheur73927/
Dayare73461/
Dhayar73456/
Dahyar73444/
Dağyar73327/
Dayire73189/
Diyere73145/
Doyere73106/
Dauwer7394/
Dhoyer7390/
Douyer7349/
Dayard7348/
Dauert7344/
Dayure7313/
Dhayre7310/
Deyere7310/
Dayaur739/
Dyhier738/
Dhawer736/
Daiher736/
Daheir735/
Dahjer734/
Dahger733/
Daweer733/
Dayore733/
Dahyur732/
Ddayar732/
Dieyer732/
Daujer732/
Dayhar732/
Dawere732/
Dygger732/
Dayart732/
Dhayor732/
Dai'er732/
Dioyer731/
Daouer731/
Dauyar731/
Dayirt731/
Dooyer731/
Dayour731/
Deyier731/
Daiyor731/
D'Hyer731/
Duyere731/
Duyher731/
Duyier731/
Dahear731/
Dahver731/
Dahayr731/
Daiert731/
Dheyer731/
Dhauer731/
Hdayar731/
Doyier730/
Deeyer730/
Diyert730/
Duoyer730/
Daiyre730/
Doeyer730/
Dear6714,585/
Duer6711,465/
Deer678,275/
Deir673,017/
Dier672,959/
Daur672,037/
Dair671,386/
Deur67721/
Douyere67713/
Doer67364/
Dhayare67188/
Dayrova6756/
Dhauyre6712/
Deyr679/
Ddaheer679/
Dhahier678/
D'Agier674/
Dayhart673/
Dhauwer673/
Dajr672/
Doyr672/
Deyhier672/
Dejr672/
Dahayar671/
Daheere671/
Dahuert671/
Dayaure671/
Duyr671/
Doyerhe671/
Dahwere671/
Doyhert670/

Dayer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dayer in the Marathi language
डायरdayara50
डायरेdayare50
Dayer in the Russian language
Дайерdajer-

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