Vizer Surname
Approximately 1,449 people bear this surname
Vizer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. Perhaps a maker of vizors or vizards. The more correct form, however, would be Vizerer, and this does not correspond with the first instance below.
John le Visur, Worcestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameVizer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 458 | 1:314,679 | 31,882 |
| Hungary | 376 | 1:26,107 | 2,906 |
| United States | 152 | 1:2,384,598 | 147,132 |
| Romania | 86 | 1:233,464 | 22,424 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Belarus | 48 | 1:197,939 | 25,288 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Kazakhstan | 36 | 1:491,180 | 36,296 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Transnistria | 20 | 1:23,735 | 4,200 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
The alternate forms: Vizér (39) & Vízer (32) are calculated separately.
Vizer (17) may also be a first name.
Vizer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. Perhaps a maker of vizors or vizards. The more correct form, however, would be Vizerer, and this does not correspond with the first instance below.
John le Visur, Worcestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1616. Robert Vizer, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.
1805. Married — William Vizer and Mary Henrahan: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Observer; Overlooker [French viseur; from viser, to observe, aim-Latin visere, to observe] John le Visur.—Hand. Rolls.
From the French, Viseur; from the Dutch, Visser; a personal name.
Vizer Demographics
Average Vizer Salary in
United States
$36,383 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vizer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vizer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vizer (Russian: Визер) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Vizér or Vízer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vizer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vizer is the 269,245th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,029,362 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Vizer live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 26 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
The surname Vizer is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 314,679. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Amur Oblast, where 16 percent live, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 14 percent live and Moscow, where 9 percent live. Aside from Russia it exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Vizer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Vizer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vizer surname expanded 894 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Vizer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Vizer surname are 25.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 72% registered with the political party.
The amount Vizer earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 15.68% less than the national average, earning $36,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.64% more than the national average, earning $61,426 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vizer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vizer in the Russian language | ||
| Визер | vizer | - |
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