Luyer Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Luyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1111:598,40379,437
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Austria161:532,21549,801
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Lüyer (4) & Luyér (2) are calculated separately.

Luyer (32) may also be a first name.

Luyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luyer occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Lüyer or Luyér. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,189,614th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Luyer reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Luyer is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 32 people.

This surname is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 598,403. In France Luyer is most numerous in: Brittany, where 69 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 11 percent are found. Excluding France it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 27 percent are found and Austria, where 8 percent are found.

Luyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Luyer surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüyer934/
Luyér932/
Louyer91249/
Lauyer9121/
Lhuyer912/
Luer89771/
Lyer89153/
Lauer8045,080/
Loyer808,841/
Layer804,452/
Leyer801,868/
Leuer801,086/
Louer80961/
Lyaer8012/
Lujer8010/
Liuer808/
Luyar805/
Lhuer805/
Lyier805/
Liyer804/
Luyor802/
Luyre802/
Lyuer802/
Luier801/
Lyerr801/
Llyer800/
Laouer731,946/
Layher731,141/
Lugger73659/
Lauert7387/
Lauwer7361/
Looyer7359/
Lohyer7352/
Lhoyer7344/
Layere7342/
Luiere7325/
Layerd7321/
Loyere7315/
Leeyer7310/
Lujere7310/
Leyher7310/
Lahuer736/
Loyher736/
Leyert734/
Lauier733/
Lauere733/
Lahyer732/
Lyauer732/
Lauyar731/
Layeer731/
Lauuer731/
Luyare731/
Lleyer731/
Luyore731/
Luhyar731/
Luieer731/
Luiher731/
Leyere731/
Louerd731/
Loyier730/
Leuher730/
Lear6716,808/
Laur677,978/
Lier676,834/
Leer674,224/
Loer671,381/
Lour671,218/
Laer67603/
Leur67338/
Leir67214/
Layr67151/
Laaouer6727/
Louhier6718/
Leyherr6717/
Luir6711/
Lyogier678/
Lauwert672/
Leyr672/
Lejr672/
Lyggier671/
Luihier671/
Louyore671/
Lauerre671/
Llaujer671/
L'Goyer671/
L'Heyer671/
Leàr671/
Lauwerd671/
Leuhier670/

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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 Luyer
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