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

Iyer (Arabic: آير, Hindi: अय्यर, Marathi: इयेर, Oriya: ଆୟର୍, Russian: Ийер) has its highest incidence in India. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 11,276^th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 146,278 people. Iyer is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Iyer are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Iyer is also the 307,588^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 720 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 26,730 people, or 1 in 28,697. In India Iyer is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 9 percent live and Karnataka, where 9 percent live. Beside India Iyer occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Oman, where 10 percent live.

Iyer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Iyer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 68,213 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Iyer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Iyer are 2.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Iyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 80.96% more than the national average, earning 626,273 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40% more than the national average, earning R 332,688 per year; in United States they earn 33.47% more than the national average, earning $57,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $61,348 CAD per year.