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Where Does The Last Name Gayer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Gayer (Arabic: جاير, Hindi: गायेर, Russian: Гайер, Tibetan: གཱ་ཡར་) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Gáyer. Click here for further potential spellings of Gayer.

How Common Is The Last Name Gayer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Gayer is the 78,179^th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,166,007 people. The last name Gayer occurs mostly in Europe, where 42 percent of Gayer are found; 32 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424^th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 34 people.

The surname Gayer is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,783 people, or 1 in 45,152. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 52 percent live, Bavaria, where 30 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live. Not including Germany Gayer occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Gayer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Gayer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gayer surname increased 788 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 171 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gayer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland and Orthodox (85%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gayer last name are 14.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gayer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.14% less than the national average, earning R 56,712 per year; in United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $48,220 CAD per year.