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

Payer (Marathi: पयेर, Oriya: ପାେୟର) is held by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Páyer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Payer? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Payer is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is carried by 2,045 people, or 1 in 4,164. In Austria Payer is most prevalent in: Styria, where 24 percent reside, Vienna, where 20 percent reside and Carinthia, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Austria it exists in 50 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Payer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Payer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Payer last name rose 863 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Payer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Payer last name are 7.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.58% registered with 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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