Layher Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Layher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5731:632,56450,965
Germany4731:170,20220,054
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Layher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Layher is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Layher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 325,895th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Layher are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Layher is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 573 people, or 1 in 632,564. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 25 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Nebraska, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 41 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Layher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Layher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Layher surname grew 3,016 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Layher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Layher are 20.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Layher earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $50,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layer914,452/
Layhr911/
Lahier8382/
Layere8342/
Lauyer8321/
Layerd8321/
Leyher8310/
Loyher836/
Lahuer836/
Laiher835/
Lahyer832/
Lahwer832/
Laheir831/
Layeer831/
Layhar831/
Laer80603/
Lyer80153/
Layr80151/
Lahiere7742/
Leyherr7717/
Lahaver7710/
Laheere771/
Lahawer771/
Llayhar771/
Layhart770/
Lauer7345,080/
Loyer738,841/
Lawer737,973/
Laier733,304/
Leyer731,868/
Layar731,118/
Lahur73775/
Lajer73634/
Layre73327/
Luyer73199/
Lheur73118/
Leyhr73107/
Leahr7384/
Layur7380/
Lahyr7359/
Liaer7320/
Laihr7314/
Layor7312/
Lyaer7312/
Layir738/
Lhuer735/
Lyier735/
Liyer734/
Lüyer734/
Layrd732/
Lyuer732/
Lheir731/
Laerh731/
Lyerr731/
Laerì731/
Lheer731/
Hlaer730/
Llyer730/
Layerová7131/
Lahierre716/
Lahouere715/
Lagger672,153/
Laouer671,946/
Lawerh67485/
Lawere67281/
Layare67249/
Louyer67249/
Lahair67202/
Layard67150/
Leiher67124/
Lheure67100/
Lauert6787/
Layour6769/
Lauwer6761/
Looyer6759/
Lohyer6752/
Lhoyer6744/
Lahaur6742/
Laihar6728/
L'Heur6718/
Loyere6715/
Lahyar6714/
Lahjar6713/
Leeyer6710/
Lawier677/
Loyhar677/
Layure674/
Leyert674/
Lehier673/
Lauier673/
Lauere673/
Lyauer672/
L'Hoer672/
Lhayar672/
Lhuyer672/
Leahrd672/
Leyhrd671/
Laihrd671/
Lauuer671/
Lawerr671/
Lawert671/
Laajer671/
L'Hier671/
Lleyer671/
Luiher671/
Lawerz671/
Layère671/
Lajier671/
Laiert671/
Leyere671/
Lheart671/
Lajeer671/
Lahiur671/
Lahjir671/
Lahjur671/
Layart671/
Lauyar671/
Loyier670/
Leheer670/
Leuher670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Layher
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