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Where Does The Last Name Leir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Leir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﺮ, Russian: Леир) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,129,067^th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Leir are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 166,590^th most common given name internationally, borne by 2,050 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 3,236,240. In The United States it is most common in: Washington, where 23 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and South Dakota, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Leir Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Leir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leir surname expanded 249 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leir Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Leir surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leir earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.17% less than the national average, earning 324,735 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.2% less than the national average, earning $35,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.02% less than the national average, earning $46,694 CAD per year.