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

The surname Leers is found most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leers is the 311,995th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,042,741 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Leers live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 355 people, or 1 in 226,776. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent reside, Berlin, where 17 percent reside and Saxony, where 7 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 29 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 20 percent reside.

Leers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leers last name increased 979 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leers Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Leers last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leers
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