Ler Surname

142,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,4071:20,9621,953
Singapore4151:13,272614
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Thailand1451:487,16185,241
Iran1231:624,24834,230
Italy1131:541,21052,828
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Norway1051:48,9747,020
Poland811:469,24447,315
Australia481:562,41041,290
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
France231:2,887,944200,772
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Cambodia141:1,106,2255,638
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Israel131:658,28045,106
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
India121:63,922,115578,870
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
China111:124,301,9616,553
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Lér (2) are calculated separately.

Ler (912) may also be a first name.

Ler Last Name Facts

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

Ler (Hindi: लेर, Marathi: ळेऱ, Oriya: େଲର, Russian: Лер) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Lér. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ler is the 142,270th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,329,034 people. Ler is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Ler are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ler is also the 268,506th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 912 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1,407 people, or 1 in 20,962. In Malaysia Ler is most prevalent in: Johor, where 60 percent reside, Selangor, where 30 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia it exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Ler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ler surname expanded 833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ler surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ler last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning 359,272 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.12% less than the national average, earning $40,078 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.29% more than the national average, earning $73,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lér892/
Lehr8622,276/
Lear8616,808/
Lier866,834/
Leer864,224/
Lere861,989/
Leur86338/
Lerz86267/
Lert86232/
Leir86214/
Lerh86160/
Lerp86112/
Lher8677/
Lerø8644/
Hler8641/
Ller8641/
Letr8623/
Lerd868/
Lerr867/
Leyr862/
Lejr862/
L'Er861/
Le807,542,572/
Liehr753,122/
Leard752,131/
Glier75997/
Leyre75496/
Leire75478/
L'Her75434/
Lierz75410/
Lheur75118/
Leyhr75107/
Lejre75103/
Leird7595/
Leere7594/
Hller7585/
Hlere7572/
Leehr7541/
Lerre7538/
Lehrh7531/
Leare7523/
Llere7522/
Lhert7518/
Lehyr7516/
Leihr7515/
Leart7515/
Lerhe7514/
Lerhs7514/
Lhere756/
Hlier755/
Learh755/
Lierr755/
Lherd755/
Le'er754/
Lertt754/
Leejr753/
Lethr753/
Lhler753/
Leirt752/
Hhler752/
Leitr752/
Llear751/
Llier751/
Lheir751/
Leirr751/
Leirz751/
Leisr751/
Learp751/
Learr751/
Lehrt751/
Leerh751/
Letrz751/
Őhler751/
Lgeer751/
Lheer751/
Lehtr751/
Leert750/
Lehrd750/
Lerrt750/
Llher750/
Lerrd750/
Lei673,739,001/
Lee672,280,266/
Let67158,562/
Lie6750,006/
Lea6747,342/
Ley6727,224/
Leu6724,043/
Les6710,374/
Leh678,408/
Led672,153/
Lep671,560/
Lle671,066/
Hle67389/
Lez67308/
Lej67274/
Lir67268/
Leß67160/
Løe67139/
Geeler67128/
Leş67106/
Leș67101/
Lehert6794/
Lahier6782/
Lerova6779/
Leț6744/
Lyr6730/
Lge6729/
Lír6726/
Lýr6720/
Leherr6718/
L'Heur6718/
Leś6717/
Leţ6714/
Lhe6713/
Lje6712/
Lerová6711/
Åle6710/
Leč677/
Ålerød676/
Lée675/
Hleher675/
Gliler674/
Ljr674/
L'Here674/
Lehier673/
Lessrd672/
Hőller672/
Leahrd672/
Leyhrd671/
Laheir671/
L'Hier671/
Lêe671/
Leį671/
Høller671/
Leirth671/
Le'ger671/
L'E671/
Leí671/
Leï671/
Leň671/
Lheart671/
Leardh670/
Leheer670/
Lhlear670/
Gliehr670/

Ler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ler in the Hindi language
लेरlera-
Ler in the Oriya language
େଲରelara-
Ler in the Marathi language
ळेऱlera66.67
लेरlera33.33
Ler in the Russian language
Лерler-

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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 Ler
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