Peyers Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Peyers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Peyers Last Name Facts

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

Peyers is found most in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Peyers.

How Common Is The Last Name Peyers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Peyers occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Peyers reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peers918,307/
Pyers911,044/
Peyrs911/
Peiers8322/
Payers838/
Poyers837/
Peersh831/
Bpyers831/
Peersz831/
Peerrs830/
Pieyars771/
Poweers771/
Peihers770/
Phayers770/
Pears734,360/
Piers733,719/
Peirs73484/
Puers7392/
Poers739/
Paers732/
Peurs731/
Payrs730/
Powers67133,290/
Pearse679,835/
Pauers67123/
Pearst67108/
Peirse6781/
Piears6775/
Phears6753/
Piyars6735/
Payors675/
Pawers675/
Payars674/
Pearsh673/
Pierrs672/
Payurs672/
Pouers671/
Pearsz671/
Peirrs671/
Phiers671/
Paersh671/
Peurse671/
Piersz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Peyers
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