Dyers Surname
Approximately 2,074 people bear this surname
Dyers Surname Definition:
(English) One who dyed cloth.
Dyers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,832 | 1:29,573 | 3,801 |
| United States | 145 | 1:2,499,717 | 152,655 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 58 | 1:420,265 | 24,785 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
Dyers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who dyed cloth.
Dyers Demographics
Dyers Political Affiliation
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Dyers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dyers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dyers is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dyers click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dyers? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dyers is the 201,090th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,513,764 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Dyers live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,832 people, or 1 in 29,573. In South Africa Dyers is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 69 percent reside, North West, where 11 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Dyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dyers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dyers last name expanded 201 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dyers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Dyers last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dyers surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.37% registered with the party.
The amount Dyers earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning R 240,264 per year and in United States they earn 17.11% less than the national average, earning $35,766 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayers | 91 | 83 | / |
| Dyjers | 91 | 9 | / |
| Deyers | 91 | 4 | / |
| Doyers | 91 | 2 | / |
| Duyers | 91 | 0 | / |
| Deyjers | 83 | 1 | / |
| Diers | 80 | 5,095 | / |
| Dears | 80 | 476 | / |
| Doers | 80 | 168 | / |
| Deers | 80 | 131 | / |
| Duers | 80 | 115 | / |
| Deurs | 80 | 22 | / |
| Daers | 80 | 2 | / |
| Deirs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gyers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dayrs | 80 | 0 | / |
| D'Heyers | 77 | 1 | / |
| D'Hayers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dowers | 73 | 1,876 | / |
| Dawers | 73 | 122 | / |
| Dierse | 73 | 86 | / |
| Dhiers | 73 | 74 | / |
| Ådjers | 73 | 54 | / |
| Dierst | 73 | 28 | / |
| Deurse | 73 | 7 | / |
| Djerse | 73 | 6 | / |
| Daiers | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dieers | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dehars | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dejers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dejors | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duersh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dayirs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doyars | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doersh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doerrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deyars | 73 | 0 | / |
| Deirst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Deihrs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dearrs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dearst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Deaers | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dayhersch | 71 | 0 | / |
| Diersch | 67 | 303 | / |
| Doersch | 67 | 271 | / |
| Duersch | 67 | 265 | / |
| Daggers | 67 | 232 | / |
| Dehairs | 67 | 130 | / |
| Diggers | 67 | 44 | / |
| Doggers | 67 | 16 | / |
| Duggers | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dijjers | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dayarse | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dauwers | 67 | 9 | / |
| Deursch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Deharsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dehiers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deggers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dearsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doowers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehirst | 67 | 0 | / |
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