Leier Surname

122,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Leier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2571:64,0468,242
United States1,0721:338,11530,487
Canada8351:44,1265,454
Austria1241:68,67310,554
Brazil1141:1,877,84560,321
Estonia771:17,1662,887
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Czechia511:208,49929,840
Poland461:826,27764,341
Hungary301:327,20924,029
France191:3,495,933219,029
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Norway151:342,81932,589
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Leier (1,134) may also be a first name.

Leier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leier is most common in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leier is the 122,273rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,948,021 people. The last name Leier is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Leier live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leier is also the 236,441st most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 1,134 people.

The surname Leier is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,257 people, or 1 in 64,046. In Germany Leier is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent are found and Bavaria, where 16 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 22 percent are found.

Leier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leier last name expanded 2,680 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leier surname are 3.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Leier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning 349,155 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.08% less than the national average, earning R 102,000 per year; in United States they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $45,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leiher91124/
Lehier913/
Leiere913/
Lier896,834/
Leer894,224/
Leir89214/
Leierth8322/
Leggier8313/
Leiherr8310/
Leuhier830/
Laier803,304/
Leyer801,868/
Leuer801,086/
Leire80478/
Lejer80108/
Leird8095/
Loier8048/
Leehr8041/
Lijer8030/
Liaer8020/
Leear8018/
Leihr8015/
Liier8013/
Leiur8012/
Liuer808/
Leiar805/
Lierr805/
Lyier805/
Liyer804/
Leejr803/
Leiir803/
Leirt802/
Leitr802/
Llier801/
Lheir801/
Leirr801/
Leirz801/
Leisr801/
Lejir801/
Luier801/
Leerh801/
Lheer801/
Liear800/
Leierová7749/
Llheiher771/
Leehiere770/
Legger73188/
Lahier7382/
Lieyor7327/
Luiere7325/
Leeyer7310/
Leyher7310/
Légier7310/
Lowier738/
Lawier737/
Ligger735/
Laiher735/
Leyert734/
Hliier734/
Lauier733/
Leejer732/
Loweer731/
Laheir731/
Lejehr731/
Layeer731/
L'Hier731/
Lejire731/
Leyire731/
Leiort731/
Lleyer731/
Luieer731/
Luiher731/
Leirth731/
Le'ger731/
Lajier731/
Laiert731/
Lieyar731/
Leyere731/
Lojeer731/
Lajeer731/
Leejar731/
Leeoor731/
Loyier730/
Leheer730/
Leiorz730/
Leeard730/
Leuher730/
Leeoer730/
Lear6716,808/
Lair6712,331/
Loir671,831/
Loer671,381/
Liogier671,231/
Luer67771/
Laer67603/
Leur67338/
Lyer67153/
Lahiere6742/
Leehard6719/
Louhier6718/
Leyherr6717/
Luir6711/
Lyogier678/
Leejard673/
Leyr672/
Lejr672/
Laheere671/
Láir671/
L'Heyer671/
Liggier671/
Leàr671/
Luihier671/
Lyggier671/
Leeoure671/
Hleehar671/
Leegger670/

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