Leyers Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Leyers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1961:58,6569,495
Germany1331:605,30448,487
Luxembourg661:8,7961,392
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England31:18,572,686338,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Leyers Last Name Facts

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

Leyers occurs most in Belgium. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 687,524th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Leyers live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Leyers is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 58,656. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Belgium it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 15 percent are found.

Leyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leyers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 35 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leyers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leyers last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Leyers earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.71% more than the national average, earning $73,661 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leers911,206/
Lyers9110/
Leyrs911/
Layers83183/
Leiers83115/
Leuers834/
Loyers833/
Lejers833/
Leyars830/
Leersch7788/
Legiers7722/
Liayers771/
Looyers771/
Leurs733,898/
Luers731,133/
Liers73632/
Loers73519/
Leirs73497/
Lears73274/
Laers735/
Layrs731/
Lauweers711/
Lowers671,722/
Luehrs67880/
Lejars67469/
Loehrs67146/
Lauers67121/
Learst6774/
Lawers6752/
Liersz6740/
Louers6739/
Leuhrs674/
Laiers673/
Lägers672/
Learse672/
Lajers672/
Lheurs671/
Leurse671/
Lehars671/
Leirås671/
Leiars671/
Layors671/
Loersh671/
Learsh670/
Leihrs670/

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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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  • 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 Leyers
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