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) 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

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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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