Payer Surname
Approximately 7,848 people bear this surname
Payer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 2,045 | 1:4,164 | 440 |
| India | 1,741 | 1:440,589 | 22,859 |
| United States | 1,096 | 1:330,711 | 29,973 |
| Germany | 736 | 1:109,382 | 13,496 |
| Canada | 492 | 1:74,889 | 8,461 |
| Argentina | 444 | 1:96,269 | 8,103 |
| Hungary | 304 | 1:32,290 | 3,532 |
| Indonesia | 220 | 1:601,133 | 47,761 |
| Brazil | 161 | 1:1,329,654 | 45,311 |
| Spain | 159 | 1:294,038 | 17,827 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 41 | 1:259,353 | 34,723 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Turkey | 24 | 1:3,242,559 | 89,463 |
| Croatia | 22 | 1:192,209 | 23,417 |
| Peru | 19 | 1:1,672,849 | 23,436 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 127 | 1:395,423 | 29,402 |
The alternate forms: Páyer (26) are calculated separately.
Payer (783) may also be a first name.
Payer Demographics
Payer Political Affiliation
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Payer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Payer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Payer (Marathi: पयेर, Oriya: ପାେୟର) is borne by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Páyer. For other potential spellings of Payer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Payer? popularity and diffusion
Payer is the 63,811th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 928,586 people. It is mostly 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 worldwide, borne by 783 people.
The surname Payer is most widely held in Austria, where it is held by 2,045 people, or 1 in 4,164. In Austria Payer is mostly found in: Styria, where 24 percent live, Vienna, where 20 percent live and Carinthia, where 17 percent live. Other than Austria it 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 frequency of Payer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Payer last name grew 863 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Payer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Payer last name are 7.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Páyer | 93 | 26 | / |
| Phayer | 91 | 242 | / |
| Payere | 91 | 163 | / |
| Payher | 91 | 22 | / |
| Payeer | 91 | 18 | / |
| Payert | 91 | 1 | / |
| Payerp | 91 | 1 | / |
| Payier | 91 | 0 | / |
| Payr | 89 | 929 | / |
| Paer | 89 | 363 | / |
| Pyer | 89 | 286 | / |
| Pauer | 80 | 3,727 | / |
| Poyer | 80 | 3,066 | / |
| Peyer | 80 | 2,986 | / |
| Pajer | 80 | 2,050 | / |
| Paier | 80 | 1,875 | / |
| Payre | 80 | 1,593 | / |
| Payar | 80 | 1,158 | / |
| Pawer | 80 | 418 | / |
| Payor | 80 | 399 | / |
| Payir | 80 | 261 | / |
| Puyer | 80 | 53 | / |
| Paehr | 80 | 52 | / |
| Payur | 80 | 48 | / |
| Piyer | 80 | 47 | / |
| Ppaer | 80 | 5 | / |
| Pfyer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Pahyr | 80 | 2 | / |
| Paerr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bpyer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phyer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phaer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Phayr | 80 | 0 | / |
| Payerová | 77 | 41 | / |
| Payerova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Payare | 73 | 758 | / |
| Payard | 73 | 446 | / |
| Payour | 73 | 375 | / |
| Pagger | 73 | 241 | / |
| Phayre | 73 | 172 | / |
| Pohyer | 73 | 153 | / |
| Pouyer | 73 | 128 | / |
| Payart | 73 | 88 | / |
| Pahwer | 73 | 79 | / |
| Poyerd | 73 | 42 | / |
| Pahyar | 73 | 30 | / |
| Pauyar | 73 | 26 | / |
| Pahuer | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pauere | 73 | 9 | / |
| Payird | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pawere | 73 | 5 | / |
| Peyere | 73 | 4 | / |
| Pahier | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phawer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Phayar | 73 | 4 | / |
| Piyere | 73 | 3 | / |
| Payire | 73 | 3 | / |
| Payoor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Phajer | 73 | 3 | / |
| Phoyer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Pajeer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Paiere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pheyer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pauerz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poyere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paweer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paieer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pai'er | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poyher | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pooyer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Paouer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Poyeer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Poyier | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pawier | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phauer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Paiher | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pieyer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Payore | 73 | 0 | / |
| Peyert | 73 | 0 | / |
| Peer | 67 | 25,496 | / |
| Pier | 67 | 5,150 | / |
| Pair | 67 | 4,588 | / |
| Pear | 67 | 3,117 | / |
| Paur | 67 | 1,525 | / |
| Poer | 67 | 960 | / |
| Peir | 67 | 333 | / |
| Peur | 67 | 120 | / |
| Peyr | 67 | 68 | / |
| Pajr | 67 | 17 | / |
| Puer | 67 | 13 | / |
| Phayard | 67 | 7 | / |
| Paýr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pejr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Phahwer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Poyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pauwert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Payardh | 67 | 1 | / |
Payer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Payer in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାେୟର | paeyara | - |
| Payer in the Marathi language | ||
| पयेर | payera | 96.33 |
| पयर | payara | 1.76 |
| पायेर | payera | 0.59 |
| पायर | payara | 0.59 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Payer
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