Layr Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Layr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1261:67,58310,403
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Layr (380) may also be a first name.

Layr Last Name Facts

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

Layr (Hindi: लायर, Russian: Лайр) is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Layr.

How Common Is The Last Name Layr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,428,594th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Layr live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 444,827th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 380 people.

Layr is most frequently held in Austria, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 67,583. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 64 percent live, Vienna, where 21 percent live and Upper Austria, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Austria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Layr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Layr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Layr last name declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Layer894,452/
Layar891,118/
Layre89327/
Layur8980/
Lahyr8959/
Layor8912/
Layir898/
Layrd892/
Layhr891/
Lar8621,015/
Lyr8630/
Layher801,141/
Layare80249/
Layard80150/
Layour8069/
Layere8042/
Lauyer8021/
Layerd8021/
Lahyar8014/
Layure804/
Lahyer802/
Lhayar802/
Layeer801/
Layhar801/
Layère801/
Layart801/
Lauyar801/
Lare7550,823/
Lear7516,808/
Lair7512,331/
Lahr758,845/
Laur757,978/
Laar755,977/
Lard751,691/
Laer75603/
Larr75526/
Lart75481/
Liar75287/
Lgar75163/
Lyer75153/
Larh75145/
Lyar75113/
Larz7551/
Llyr7536/
Lyhr7529/
Latr7527/
Laár7523/
Lhar7518/
Llar7515/
Lajr757/
Lyor755/
Hlar755/
Lasr755/
Larp754/
Lyrå753/
Leyr752/
Léar751/
Lyrr751/
Lytr751/
Llayore732/
Layrova732/
Lahayre731/
L'Hayre731/
Llayhar731/
Layorre731/
Layhart730/
Lauer6745,080/
Laird6742,737/
Laure6715,491/
Loyer678,841/
Lawer677,973/
Lahar677,772/
Liard674,202/
Larre673,979/
Laier673,304/
Leard672,131/
Leyer671,868/
Lehar67894/
Lahur67775/
Lajur67731/
Lajar67686/
Liyor67649/
Lajer67634/
Laire67610/
Leyre67496/
Laare67452/
Loyor67394/
Lajir67246/
Laarh67208/
Luyer67199/
Laarz67156/
Lejar67147/
Leyhr67107/
Lajor6787/
Leahr6784/
Loyar6783/
Liyar6759/
Lujar6756/
Layurova6752/
Lađar6748/
Lijar6739/
Lhare6734/
Laart6734/
Layerová6731/
Laurd6730/
Leyor6729/
Leare6723/
Laňar6723/
Liart6722/
Liaer6720/
Leear6718/
Leyar6717/
Leuar6717/
Loyre6716/
Lehyr6716/
Leart6715/
Laihr6714/
Larød6713/
Lyaer6712/
Liare6711/
Laard6711/
Gliar6711/
L'Art679/
Llard679/
Lhard679/
Lhair679/
Lojar678/
Larzr678/
Lardh677/
Llare676/
Lathr675/
Learh675/
Luyar675/
Laiar675/
Lautr675/
Leiar675/
Lyhre675/
Lyier675/
Lasre674/
Liyer674/
Lüyer674/
Larhs673/
Luiar673/
Léard673/
Larrd672/
Lairp672/
Lhart672/
Luyre672/
Loyrd672/
Luyor672/
Larhe672/
L'Air672/
Liaar672/
Luyér672/
Lyuer672/
Llear671/
Lhatr671/
Laerh671/
Lahrt671/
Learp671/
Learr671/
Lartt671/
Laurt671/
Lairh671/
Loiar671/
Lyerr671/
Larzh671/
Larzs671/
Larrr671/
Lardå671/
Lardì671/
Latër671/
Laurr671/
Laurì671/
Laurė671/
Lahrı671/
Laerì671/
Laasr671/
Larpp671/
Lairr671/
Laior671/
Loytr671/
Larrz670/
Lairt670/
Hlaer670/
Larrh670/
Laair670/
Llyer670/
Liear670/

Layr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Layr in the Hindi language
लायरlayara-
Layr in the Russian language
Лайрlajr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Layr
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