Soyer Surname

43,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Soyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,0971:15,2681,887
France4,8081:13,8151,403
Northern Cyprus3401:93863
Germany3341:241,03426,405
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
Russia1601:900,76971,600
Brazil1401:1,529,10250,957
Peru1161:274,00110,785
Netherlands1161:145,57922,016
Austria831:102,59614,745
Belgium811:141,93420,189
England541:1,031,81650,675
Australia321:843,61652,533
Trinidad and Tobago261:52,4614,513
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Norway61:857,04855,549
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Soyer (242) may also be a first name.

Soyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soyer (Russian: Сойер) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soyer? popularity and diffusion

Soyer is the 43,762nd most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 613,585 people. The last name Soyer is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Soyer are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 574,510th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 242 people.

The surname Soyer is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 5,097 people, or 1 in 15,268. In Turkey Soyer is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 10 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Turkey this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also common in France, where 40 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent reside.

Soyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Soyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soyer surname grew 469 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 245 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (65%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Soyer surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Soyer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 114.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,569 per year; in United States they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $45,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.96% more than the national average, earning $56,621 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoyer91150/
Scoyer91123/
Sohyer9175/
Soyere9172/
Soyher918/
Souyer914/
Soeyer911/
Soyier910/
Soer892,005/
Syer89969/
Soyr891/
Schoyer8387/
Soyhier8310/
Shyoyer831/
Shoyere831/
Souyere831/
Scohyer831/
Souhyer831/
Shooyer830/
Scooyer830/
Sayer8024,022/
Seyer803,453/
Coyer801,453/
Sower80860/
Sojer80845/
Joyer80419/
Siyer80353/
Soyar80279/
Soier80262/
Souer80231/
Shoer80196/
Süyer80113/
Shyer8052/
Suyer8043/
Zoyer808/
Soyre804/
Soehr802/
Syier801/
Sáyer801/
Syyer801/
Soyor800/
Schooyer770/
Schoyier770/
Schoeyer770/
Shayer731,111/
Schoer731,108/
Sayerh73716/
Shoier73677/
Choyer73251/
Soyard73231/
Szyjer73175/
Souier73158/
Sheyer73108/
Shower7390/
Sauyer7384/
Szojer7377/
Siyere7376/
Sayere7352/
Szayer7344/
Sowier7339/
Soyare7335/
Shouer7317/
Sgayer7316/
Sayerz7314/
Száyer7314/
Schyer7311/
Seyier7311/
Sayeer7310/
Seyert7310/
Suoyor7310/
Sygier739/
Szeyer737/
Shoyar736/
Souere735/
Sayher735/
Soyore734/
Sooyor734/
Shuyer732/
Sowere732/
Seyere732/
Saouer732/
Joyher731/
Joyeer731/
Scayer731/
Siooer731/
Sohuer731/
Shyier731/
Seyeer731/
Soweer731/
Soyarz731/
Sayier731/
Seeyer731/
Sayerd731/
Seyoer731/
Zhoyer731/
Souyor731/
Jouyer731/
Sogger731/
Seyher731/
Soyhir731/
Suyere731/
Siouer731/
Sooyar731/
Scower730/
Sahyer730/
Cohyer730/
Sayoer730/
Siuyer730/
Souerr730/
Sceyer730/
Dcoyer730/
Cooyer730/
Sour678,271/
Sear673,889/
Seer672,554/
Suer671,553/
Saer671,421/
Scheyer67953/
Zoer67873/
Seyr67701/
Seur67678/
Sejr67484/
Seir67275/
Soir67194/
Schayer67185/
Schuyer67130/
Schoier6758/
Zyer6753/
Sõer6746/
Schower6733/
S'Gayer6728/
Soihier6717/
Schojer6714/
Sayr6713/
Schoerr6713/
Soueïre679/
Schiyer678/
Schyjer676/
Shayeer676/
Souhier675/
S'Geyer673/
Zouhyer672/
Shahyer672/
Showesr671/
Shauyer671/
Sgahyer671/
Shoiert671/
Souyore671/
Schgoer671/
Szygier671/
Suyr671/
Coyr671/
Sayhert670/
Schoehr670/

Soyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soyer in the Russian language
Сойерsojer-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soyer
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