Elyer Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Elyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Elyér (1) are calculated separately.

Elyer (2,211) may also be a first name.

Elyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elyer is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Elyér. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Elyer are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 159,062nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,211 people.

The last name Elyer is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 7,782,142. In Turkey Elyer is primarily found in: Erzurum Province, where 70 percent are found and Burdur Province, where 30 percent are found. Beside Turkey it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 7 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

Elyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elyer last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elyér931/
Helyer91595/
Elayer9152/
Eloyer911/
Gelyer910/
Eleyer910/
Hellyer834,130/
Esleyer83128/
Eluyere835/
Elgayer835/
Eloyere832/
Heylyer831/
Eislyer831/
Eslayer831/
Heilyer830/
Gellyer830/
Healyer830/
Elger801,661/
Elier8072/
Eljer8016/
Elear808/
Eloer805/
Elaer802/
Eleir802/
Eluer801/
Ilyer800/
Helleyer775/
Elhayyer772/
Hellyerr771/
Heiliyer770/
Hiellyer770/
Hellyerd770/
Hilyer731,120/
Elayar73311/
Jelier73264/
Helier73257/
Ellger73242/
Helger73191/
Elejer73159/
Eslier7373/
Gelger7353/
Jelger7340/
Ellier7333/
Elower7332/
Eljert7324/
Elijer7321/
Eylier7318/
Ilayer7311/
Elgear7310/
Gelier738/
Elejar737/
Eliyar733/
Elajer733/
Eilier732/
Jlayer732/
Eljere732/
Eleaer732/
Elejor732/
Eulier732/
Elaier732/
Ealeer731/
Eleher731/
Eleier731/
Elhear731/
Eliert731/
Elluer731/
Elyjar731/
Elojer731/
Jeljer731/
Geloer731/
Eliere731/
Elheir731/
Elheyr731/
Eleire731/
Illyer730/
Gelear730/
Hylyer730/
Ellear730/
Ellaer730/
Gilyer730/
Helear730/
Heleir730/
Yeljer730/
Yelear730/
Elgayar675,419/
Hillyer675,133/
Hellier672,449/
Helleur67276/
Heliere67137/
Gellier67102/
Elejere6778/
Eslauer6777/
Elhuyar6749/
Hellger6739/
Elleard6730/
Geliyor6730/
Jelehar6723/
Geilear6718/
Ellauer6718/
Gielger6717/
Eslejer6714/
Geliher679/
Elayare679/
Heilger677/
Hilyerd675/
Healier674/
Gillyer674/
Esllier674/
Elouerz674/
Elgaier674/
Ehliert673/
Eleehar673/
Yelejar672/
Eloyare672/
Hilyert672/
Elawere672/
Eyllier672/
Heyluer671/
Jeliyar671/
Heileer671/
Ilyayer671/
Hiloyer671/
Eliejar671/
Ellijer671/
Elogier671/
Eloiere671/
Yeliyar671/
Yellger671/
Elihjer671/
Gelauer671/
Heilier671/
Helleir671/
Yelayor671/
Elegier671/
Elejore671/
Helloyr671/
Helierr670/
Heyleur670/
Hyleyer670/
Hyllyer670/
Heiljer670/
Hielger670/
Elliert670/
Hellaer670/
Elehart670/
Hylyier670/
Heleard670/
Helgier670/
Helhier670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elyer
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