Leyer Surname

219,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1141:72,2679,162
France1991:333,78350,418
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
Austria461:185,11823,639
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England61:9,286,343223,652
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Leyer (66) may also be a first name.

Leyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leyer (Russian: Лейер) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Leyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 219,077th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,901,256 people. The last name Leyer is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Leyer live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Leyer is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 66 people.

The last name Leyer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,114 people, or 1 in 72,267. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Leyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leyer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 Leyer are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyher9110/
Leeyer9110/
Leyert914/
Leyere911/
Lleyer911/
Leer894,224/
Lyer89153/
Leyr892/
Leyherr8317/
L'Heyer831/
Loyer808,841/
Layer804,452/
Leier803,741/
Leuer801,086/
Leyre80496/
Luyer80199/
Lejer80108/
Leyhr80107/
Leehr8041/
Leyor8029/
Leear8018/
Leyar8017/
Lehyr8016/
Lyaer8012/
Lyier805/
Liyer804/
Lüyer804/
Leejr803/
Lyuer802/
Lheer801/
Leerh801/
Lyerr801/
Llyer800/
Leyerová7711/
Layher731,141/
Louyer73249/
Legger73188/
Leiher73124/
Leyour7398/
Looyer7359/
Lohyer7352/
Lhoyer7344/
Layere7342/
Lieyor7327/
Layerd7321/
Lauyer7321/
Loyere7315/
Lehyar739/
Loyher736/
Leyare736/
Leyard734/
Leiere733/
Lehier733/
Lahyer732/
Lhuyer732/
Lyauer732/
Leejer732/
Layeer731/
Leeoor731/
Leejar731/
Lajeer731/
Lojeer731/
Leyore731/
Leyart731/
Lieyar731/
Le'ger731/
Luieer731/
Leyire731/
Lejehr731/
Leyhrd731/
Loweer731/
Leeoer730/
Leuher730/
Leeard730/
Leheer730/
Loyier730/
Lear6716,808/
Lier676,834/
Loer671,381/
Luer67771/
Laer67603/
Leur67338/
Leir67214/
Layr67151/
Leierth6722/
Leehard6719/
Leggier6713/
Leiherr6710/
Lyogier678/
Leejard673/
Lejr672/
Leàr671/
L'Goyer671/
Laheere671/
Lyggier671/
Leeoure671/
Hleehar671/
Leegger670/
Leuhier670/

Leyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leyer in the Russian language
Лейерlejer-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leyer
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