Leers Surname

311,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Leers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3551:226,77625,315
Belgium3541:32,4765,268
Netherlands2371:71,25412,114
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
France61:11,070,454349,096
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Leers Last Name Facts

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

Leers occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 311,995th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. Leers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Leers are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 226,776. In Germany Leers is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent live, Berlin, where 17 percent live and Saxony, where 7 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 29 percent live and The Netherlands, where 20 percent live.

Leers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leers surname rose 979 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leers last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $48,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.19% more than the national average, earning $64,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyers91431/
Leiers91115/
Leuers914/
Lejers913/
Lehers910/
Lers8950/
Leersch8388/
Legiers8322/
Leurs803,898/
Luers801,133/
Liers80632/
Loers80519/
Leirs80497/
Lears80274/
Lersh8058/
Lerås8011/
Lyers8010/
Lhers808/
Lehrs806/
Lersz806/
Lerst805/
Laers805/
Lerse804/
Lersø801/
Leyrs801/
Hlers801/
Lauweers771/
Lersch731,893/
Lowers731,722/
Luehrs73880/
Lejars73469/
Layers73183/
Loehrs73146/
Lauers73121/
Learst7374/
Lawers7352/
Liersz7340/
Louers7339/
Øhlers7312/
Leerch736/
Leuhrs734/
Laiers733/
Loyers733/
Lajers732/
Learse732/
Lägers732/
Gliers731/
Loersh731/
Lheurs731/
Leurse731/
Lehars731/
Leirås731/
Leiars731/
Leihrs730/
Leyars730/
Learsh730/
Liersch671,974/
Lars671,153/
Lors67313/
Loersch67260/
Loggers6792/
Lerš6719/
Lerscht6716/
Learsch6713/
Lörs6711/
Leirsch679/
Lirs678/
Lehrsch674/
Lersova672/
Lowersh672/
Lahiers672/
Luehhrs671/
Leathrs671/
Learsht671/
Leharse671/
Louerse671/
Looyers671/
Lowerst671/
Liayers671/
Lagiers671/
Leearch671/
Lersche671/
Laggers671/
Lowerse670/
Leharsh670/
Liggers670/

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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
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  • 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 Leers
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