Lery Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Lery Surname User-submission:

Lery comes from the french language. It evolved as:

  1. Le Ristre
  2. Le Ritz
  3. Leritz
  4. Lerit
  5. Lery

Le Ristre means 'hemp thread'.

Lery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6841:97,10914,196
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Chile351:503,32812,866
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
England141:3,979,861125,553
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

The alternate forms: Léry (23) are calculated separately.

Lery (1,524) may also be a first name.

Lery Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lery comes from the french language. It evolved as:

  1. Le Ristre
  2. Le Ritz
  3. Leritz
  4. Lerit
  5. Lery

Le Ristre means 'hemp thread'.

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Lery Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lery is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Léry. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lery? popularity and diffusion

Lery is the 366,000th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 7,398,524 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Lery live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 198,786th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 1,524 people.

The surname Lery is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 684 people, or 1 in 97,109. In France Lery is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 30 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent live and Martinique, where 12 percent live. Other than France this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Lery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lery has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lery last name declined 47 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lery last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lery surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

Lery earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.06% more than the national average, earning $52,666 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léry9223/
Leroy89138,221/
Leary8927,622/
Leray8912,706/
Lerøy89222/
Lehry89218/
Lerry89217/
Leury89189/
Lhery89115/
Lerey89100/
Lerzy8938/
Laery8933/
Liery8926/
Leryt8921/
Leriy8920/
Lerys8919/
Letry898/
Loery897/
Leery893/
Leiry893/
Lesry891/
Leryi891/
Lerhy890/
Leyry890/
Lettry80470/
Learey80177/
Lerouy80118/
Lerooy80106/
Lerays8089/
Letray8079/
Leeroy8057/
Lerych8038/
Lerroy8024/
Leirey8015/
Letroy8015/
Leiray8014/
Leuray8013/
Learry8010/
Leeray8010/
Leurey8010/
Learoy807/
Leraya806/
Le'roy806/
Letryz804/
Leroys803/
Lesrey803/
Lesrry803/
Lesroy802/
Lleroy802/
Lleary801/
Lieray801/
Lierry801/
Leyrey801/
Lgeroy801/
Lhetry801/
Letrey801/
Letruy801/
Ledtry801/
Leerry801/
Leroyt801/
Hleary801/
Lherry801/
Leuroy801/
Learys800/
Lerrey800/
Leatry800/
Leroyd800/
Leerey800/
Learhy800/
Lergoy800/
Lergey800/
Loeroy800/
Leirhy800/
Lera7510,669/
Lory755,246/
Lary754,107/
Lere751,989/
Leri751,355/
Liry759/
Leré754/
Lerê751/
Ljry751/
Lyry751/
Learoyd73796/
Leerhøy7343/
Lettroy739/
Leherys735/
Leiraya731/
Leroy's731/
Lherroy731/
Lettrey731/
Leerhoy731/
Lerroyd731/
D'Leroy731/
Leeroys731/
Lerreys731/
Learray730/
Learrey730/
Larry6719,840/
Llera677,115/
Lerio676,645/
Liera674,203/
Lorry673,883/
Leroi673,487/
Leira673,185/
Lorey672,163/
Lerit672,120/
Loray671,445/
Liray671,327/
Lehri671,090/
Laroy671,003/
Lerer67879/
Leris67721/
Leres67704/
Liere67680/
Laray67583/
Leyre67496/
Lehre67494/
Lairy67482/
Leera67482/
Leire67478/
Larey67471/
Leret67402/
Leyra67362/
Letri67317/
Lerra67293/
Lohry67280/
Lerza67268/
Lerea67214/
Leree67198/
Lerri67162/
Laary67159/
Liroy67159/
Lereu67150/
Lerez67138/
Leiri67124/
Llory67120/
Lereh67105/
Lejre67103/
Leara67103/
Leere6794/
Lerie6788/
Laere6778/
Leyri6773/
Hlere6772/
Laeri6768/
Loeri6767/
Lerha6767/
Letre6766/
Lerai6762/
Leraj6761/
Leroa6757/
Lheri6750/
Lejri6749/
Laruy6744/
Lerge6741/
Loroy6739/
Lerre6738/
Lieri6737/
Leuri6736/
Loiry6735/
Lesri6728/
Lirer6724/
Leare6723/
Lerzi6723/
Llere6722/
Lerhe6714/
Hlera6713/
Lerip679/
Lyary679/
Lirey679/
Lerej677/
Laheiray676/
Lhere676/
Lhera675/
Leeri674/
Lirry673/
Lerid673/
Hlary673/
Leure673/
Liory673/
Lhory673/
Liriy672/
Loere672/
Lhary672/
Lahry672/
Lejra672/
Liryo672/
Leari672/
Leraa672/
Lorhy671/
Hlory671/
Lyryo671/
Lirys671/
Liryt671/
Llerá671/
Luiry671/
Loyry671/
Lyrey671/
Lehré671/
Learoy'd671/
Larhy671/
Laeré671/
Leroyová671/
Lerís671/
Lerei671/
Lerih671/
Lerij671/
Lhéry671/
Layry671/
Lerhi671/
Leroj671/
Litry670/
Liary670/
Llary670/

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