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 carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dyers? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 201,090th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,513,764 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Dyers are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Dyers is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,832 people, or 1 in 29,573. In South Africa Dyers is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 69 percent are found, North West, where 11 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Dyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dyers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 201 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dyers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Dyers are 23.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.37% being registered to vote for 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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