Puyer Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Puyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain481:974,00136,812
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Puyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Puyer is found most frequently in Spain. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Puyer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,661,929th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Puyer live; 91 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 91 percent live in Iberian Europe.

Puyer is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 974,001. In Spain it is primarily found in: Andalusia, where 60 percent reside and Catalonia, where 40 percent reside. Not including Spain this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Puyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Puyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puyer surname declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pouyer91128/
Pyer89286/
Puer8913/
Pujer8013,433/
Payer807,848/
Pauer803,727/
Poyer803,066/
Peyer802,986/
Piyer8047/
Puyor8036/
Páyer8026/
Puyar809/
Pouer805/
Pfyer803/
Phyer801/
Bpyer801/
Bpuer801/
Peuer801/
Puier800/
Puyre800/
Phuer800/
Pfuer800/
Phayer73242/
Payere73163/
Pohyer73153/
Pfouer7365/
Poyerd7342/
Puyord7335/
Pauyar7326/
Payher7322/
Pugger7318/
Payeer7318/
Puhger7312/
Pahuer739/
Pauere739/
Phujer735/
Peyere734/
Piyere733/
Phoyer732/
Poyere731/
Pouert731/
Poyher731/
Pooyer731/
Paouer731/
Payert731/
Pouere731/
Pauerz731/
Pheyer731/
Pouier731/
Payerp731/
Peyert730/
Poyeer730/
Payier730/
Pieyer730/
Phauer730/
Poouer730/
Poyier730/
Pour67373,958/
Peer6725,496/
Pier675,150/
Pear673,117/
Paur671,525/
Poer67960/
Payr67929/
Paer67363/
Peir67333/
Peur67120/
Pouhier6785/
Peyr6768/
Puir6720/
Pejr673/
Phuyord671/
Poyr671/
Pauwert671/
Pujr671/

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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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  • 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 Puyer
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