Payer Surname

63,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Payer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Payer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2,0451:4,164440
India1,7411:440,58922,859
United States1,0961:330,71129,973
Germany7361:109,38213,496
Canada4921:74,8898,461
Argentina4441:96,2698,103
Hungary3041:32,2903,532
Indonesia2201:601,13347,761
Brazil1611:1,329,65445,311
Spain1591:294,03817,827
France1031:644,88183,663
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Romania321:627,43344,366
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Peru191:1,672,84923,436
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
England121:4,643,172139,951
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

The alternate forms: Páyer (26) are calculated separately.

Payer (783) may also be a first name.

Payer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Payer (Marathi: पयेर, Oriya: ପାେୟର) occurs more in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Páyer. Click here to see other possible spellings of Payer.

How Common Is The Last Name Payer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,811th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 928,586 people. The surname Payer is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Payer are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 293,155th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 783 people.

Payer is most frequently used in Austria, where it is carried by 2,045 people, or 1 in 4,164. In Austria Payer is most numerous in: Styria, where 24 percent live, Vienna, where 20 percent live and Carinthia, where 17 percent live. Apart from Austria this last name is found in 50 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Payer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Payer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 863 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Payer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Payer are 7.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Payer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 69.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,821 per year; in United States they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning $42,442 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.6% less than the national average, earning $46,899 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Páyer9326/
Phayer91242/
Payere91163/
Payher9122/
Payeer9118/
Payert911/
Payerp911/
Payier910/
Payr89929/
Paer89363/
Pyer89286/
Pauer803,727/
Poyer803,066/
Peyer802,986/
Pajer802,050/
Paier801,875/
Payre801,593/
Payar801,158/
Pawer80418/
Payor80399/
Payir80261/
Puyer8053/
Paehr8052/
Payur8048/
Piyer8047/
Ppaer805/
Pfyer803/
Pahyr802/
Paerr801/
Bpyer801/
Phyer801/
Phaer800/
Phayr800/
Payerová7741/
Payerova771/
Payare73758/
Payard73446/
Payour73375/
Pagger73241/
Phayre73172/
Pohyer73153/
Pouyer73128/
Payart7388/
Pahwer7379/
Poyerd7342/
Pahyar7330/
Pauyar7326/
Pahuer739/
Pauere739/
Payird737/
Pawere735/
Peyere734/
Pahier734/
Phawer734/
Phayar734/
Piyere733/
Payire733/
Payoor733/
Phajer733/
Phoyer732/
Pajeer732/
Paiere731/
Pheyer731/
Pauerz731/
Poyere731/
Paweer731/
Paieer731/
Pai'er731/
Poyher731/
Pooyer731/
Paouer731/
Poyeer730/
Poyier730/
Pawier730/
Phauer730/
Paiher730/
Pieyer730/
Payore730/
Peyert730/
Peer6725,496/
Pier675,150/
Pair674,588/
Pear673,117/
Paur671,525/
Poer67960/
Peir67333/
Peur67120/
Peyr6768/
Pajr6717/
Puer6713/
Phayard677/
Paýr674/
Pejr673/
Phahwer672/
Poyr671/
Pauwert671/
Payardh671/

Payer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Payer in the Oriya language
ପାେୟରpaeyara-
Payer in the Marathi language
पयेरpayera96.33
पयरpayara1.76
पायेरpayera0.59
पायरpayara0.59

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