Doyer Surname

292,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Doyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6151:108,00416,043
Canada2311:159,50516,119
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
South Africa761:712,86550,752
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Norway61:857,04855,549
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Doyer (31) may also be a first name.

Doyer Last Name Facts

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

Doyer has its highest incidence in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 292,829th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,584,326 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Doyer reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 31 people.

It is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 615 people, or 1 in 108,004. In France Doyer is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 78 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 7 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Doyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Doyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Doyer surname rose 618 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Doyer last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Doyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.69% more than the national average, earning 466,152 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.35% more than the national average, earning R 271,740 per year; in United States they earn 9.94% less than the national average, earning $38,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.67% less than the national average, earning $39,910 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doyere91106/
Dhoyer9190/
Douyer9149/
Dooyer911/
Dioyer911/
Doeyer910/
Duoyer910/
Doyier910/
Dyer89109,367/
Doer89364/
Doyr892/
Douyere83713/
Doyerhe831/
Doyhert830/
Doerr8011,439/
Dower804,262/
Dayer802,276/
Doyar80777/
Deyer80581/
Douer80246/
Diyer80193/
Dojer8063/
Doyir8051/
Doyor8047/
Duyer8037/
Doyre8018/
Dyerr809/
Dyier803/
Dyjer802/
Dhyer802/
Doier802/
D'Yer801/
Dyyer800/
Dogger732,061/
Doğuer73362/
Dayere73228/
Doyard73183/
Dhayer73152/
Diyere73145/
Doyare7385/
Dowere7328/
Douere7320/
Dooyor7317/
Deyere7310/
Douier738/
Dyhier738/
Dowier735/
Dahyer733/
Dieyer732/
Dygger732/
Dhoyar732/
Dağyer731/
Daouer731/
Duooer731/
Doweer731/
Dowerh731/
Dheyer731/
Douyor731/
Doyore731/
Doyère731/
Doyire731/
Duyier731/
Duyher731/
Duyere731/
Dyoyar731/
D'Hyer731/
D'Ayer731/
Doejar731/
Douyar731/
Deyier731/
Dowerd730/
Douert730/
Diyert730/
Deeyer730/
Dear6714,585/
Duer6711,465/
Deer678,275/
Deir673,017/
Dier672,959/
Dour671,394/
Deur67721/
Daer67714/
Dayr67228/
D'Hayer67131/
Douyard67117/
Doir6761/
Dougier6720/
Dhayere6715/
Deyr679/
Dougger677/
Deyhier672/
Dowerth672/
Dejr672/
Dojr671/
Duyr671/
Dayhere671/
Doujere671/
Dayerzh671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Doyer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis