Eyer Surname

88,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Eyer Surname User-submission:

The Eyer surname comes from the word eye, which means 'alluvial meadow' in the dialect of the Swiss canton of Valais.

Eyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3891:151,72015,579
Uganda9061:43,0905,418
Switzerland7101:11,5671,906
France4311:154,11323,915
Brazil3171:675,31324,923
Germany2431:331,29832,825
Turkey1421:548,03830,314
Canada511:722,46357,796
Czechia461:231,16232,089
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
China41:341,830,39216,990
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5631:89,1989,217

Eyer (184) may also be a first name.

Eyer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Eyer surname comes from the word eye, which means 'alluvial meadow' in the dialect of the Swiss canton of Valais.

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Eyer Last Name Facts

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

Eyer (Russian: Эйер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 88,528th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,343,326 people. The surname Eyer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Eyer live; 41 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 671,014th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 184 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,389 people, or 1 in 151,720. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Eyer exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent live and Switzerland, where 13 percent live.

Eyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Eyer surname increased 424 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Eyer last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Eyer last name are 21.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.2% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Eyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 200.84% more than the national average, earning R 714,912 per year; in United States they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $43,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.44% more than the national average, earning $53,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geyer8942,938/
Heyer8920,459/
Eyere89461/
Eyier89169/
Eyert8933/
Ieyer892/
Eeyer891/
Eyher891/
Yer862,913/
Eer86796/
Eyr862/
Heyert80145/
Eyerre8010/
Hoeyer808/
Heyere806/
Heyier801/
Iyer7549,820/
Eyre7513,865/
Ayer7513,698/
Oyer754,246/
Eier75517/
Yerr75213/
Uyer75193/
Geyr75156/
Äyer75124/
Euer75115/
Eyar7590/
Ejer7583/
Eyor7579/
Eyur7549/
Eehr7510/
Eyir757/
Heyr756/
Eyrd754/
Ieyr752/
Eyrz752/
Øyer752/
Eeyr752/
Eear751/
Eerr751/
Eoer751/
Yerh751/
Yyer751/
Üyer751/
Øeer751/
Eejr751/
Ejyr751/
Ehyr751/
Eyrt751/
Eytr751/
Eyerová7348/
Heyerth7310/
Egger6743,034/
Heuer6729,428/
Geier6726,823/
Hoyer6724,026/
Iyere677,556/
Gayer676,250/
Heier676,194/
Hayer675,847/
Goyer675,011/
Oyier672,931/
Heiyr671,681/
Ayere671,321/
Ayerh671,125/
Oyere67724/
Huyer67640/
Gejer67518/
Aweer67458/
Uyere67287/
D'Eer67210/
Ajeer67136/
Ayier67126/
Eyire67126/
Ayeer67118/
Auyer6786/
Hejer6776/
Eiert6775/
Heyar6771/
Eyour6768/
Giyer6766/
Ağyer6754/
Ojeer6741/
Eyore6728/
Ahyer6727/
Heyre6726/
Eyare6725/
Ujeer6719/
Eyure6716/
Heyerová6715/
Hyjer6711/
Uyier6710/
Hiyer678/
Ihyer678/
Iyerr677/
Eiher677/
Eyurt677/
Heyir677/
Yiyer676/
Ehier675/
Yoyer675/
Aieer674/
Geyor673/
Eyort673/
Eyarh673/
Geyar672/
Ayerd672/
Eyoor672/
Iyesr671/
Ieyar671/
Eejar671/
Ouyer671/
Ayerr671/
Ohyer671/
Ioyer671/
Heyor671/
Ehoer671/
Eyreh671/
D'Yer671/
Ayerz671/
Eiyre671/
Oyert671/
Gehyr671/
Hyerh671/
Heear670/
Ayher670/
Hyyer670/
Ayert670/
Eearp670/
Hyier670/
Oyher670/

Eyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eyer in the Russian language
Эйерejer-

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