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
Average Leyer Salary in
United States
$38,941 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) 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
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
- 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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