Leyer Surname
Approximately 1,868 people bear this surname
Leyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,114 | 1:72,267 | 9,162 |
| France | 199 | 1:333,783 | 50,418 |
| United States | 123 | 1:2,946,821 | 172,836 |
| Russia | 112 | 1:1,286,813 | 92,220 |
| Austria | 46 | 1:185,118 | 23,639 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Mexico | 39 | 1:3,182,723 | 23,538 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Hungary | 29 | 1:338,492 | 24,545 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
Leyer (66) may also be a first name.
Leyer Demographics
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Leyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leyer (Russian: Лейер) occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leyer is the 219,077th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,901,256 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Leyer are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Leyer is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 66 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,114 people, or 1 in 72,267. In Germany Leyer is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany it occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Leyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leyer surname expanded 208 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leyer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leyer last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the political party.
The amount Leyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.19% less than the national average, earning R 130,248 per year; in United States they earn 9.75% less than the national average, earning $38,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.54% more than the national average, earning $81,749 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leyer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyer in the Russian language | ||
| Лейер | lejer | - |
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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 Leyer
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