Uyer Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Uyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda801:487,99128,240
Turkey571:1,365,28855,259
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Üyer (1) are calculated separately.

Uyer (61) may also be a first name.

Uyer Last Name Facts

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

Uyer is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Üyer. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uyer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,214,709th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. Uyer occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Uyer live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 61 people.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 487,991. In Uganda Uyer is most frequent in: Zombo District, where 40 percent live, Nebbi District, where 19 percent live and Buliisa District, where 15 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 26 percent live.

Uyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Uyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Uyer last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Üyer921/
Huyer89640/
Uyere89287/
Auyer8986/
Uyier8910/
Ouyer891/
Yer862,913/
Uer86195/
Uyr868/
Ouyere8050/
Houyer803/
Hauyer802/
Huyerr801/
Huyere801/
Auyert801/
Iyer7549,820/
Uyar7547,488/
Auer7546,767/
Ayer7513,698/
Eyer755,425/
Oyer754,246/
Ujer75758/
Uyor75305/
Yerr75213/
Äyer75124/
Euer75115/
Ouer7528/
Uehr759/
Uytr756/
Uier753/
Øyer752/
Uuyr752/
Uyir752/
Yerh751/
Huyr751/
Yyer751/
Ouyr751/
Uyjr751/
Uyrp751/
Uysr751/
Houyere7325/
Geyer6742,938/
Heuer6729,428/
Hoyer6724,026/
Heyer6720,459/
Hauer6718,834/
Iyere677,556/
Gayer676,250/
Gauer676,121/
Hayer675,847/
Goyer675,011/
Ouere673,902/
Oyier672,931/
Ayere671,321/
Ayerh671,125/
Gujer67882/
Hujer67797/
Oyere67724/
Uyire67702/
Ouerd67614/
Eyere67461/
Auert67424/
Eyier67169/
Ayier67126/
Ayeer67118/
Giyer6766/
Ağyer6754/
Aouer6750/
Uyore6743/
Gouer6742/
Eyert6733/
Ahyer6727/
Auere6723/
Ujier6721/
Huyar6721/
Ujeer6719/
Houer6717/
Huier6717/
Ugger6714/
Ouert6712/
Hyjer6711/
Uyoor6711/
Auerr6710/
Hiyer678/
Ihyer678/
Oujer678/
Iyerr677/
Yiyer676/
Huyerová675/
Yoyer675/
Huyre675/
Uyare674/
Auyar673/
Uyaur672/
Ieyer672/
Ugier672/
Ayerd672/
Iyesr671/
Huyrh671/
Eeyer671/
Eyher671/
Auehr671/
Auyor671/
Ujerr671/
Uujer671/
Ayerr671/
Uyior671/
Ohyer671/
Ioyer671/
Ouier671/
Ouyor671/
D'Yer671/
Ayerz671/
Oyert671/
Uyrre671/
Hyerh671/
Auier670/
Ayher670/
Hyyer670/
Ayert670/
Huerr670/
Hyier670/
Oyher670/

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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 Uyer
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