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Where Does The Last Name Lyre Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lyre occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyre? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 2,635,433^rd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Lyre live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 784,558^th most widespread forename in the world, held by 139 people.

The last name Lyre is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 80 percent live, Hesse, where 7 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Lyre Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lyre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lyre surname decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lyre Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lyre last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

Lyre earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.