Äyer Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Äyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Äyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

The alternate forms: Ayer (13,698) are calculated separately.

Äyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Äyer is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may also be rendered as: Ayer. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Äyer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,620,164th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Äyer reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Äyer is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 66,772. In Switzerland Äyer is primarily found in: Canton of Bern, where 41 percent reside, Canton of Aargau, where 27 percent reside and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nepal, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayer9213,698/
Yer862,913/
Iyer7549,820/
Äger757,323/
Eyer755,425/
Oyer754,246/
Yerr75213/
Uyer75193/
Year75143/
Øyer752/
Yeyr752/
Yerh751/
Yyer751/
Üyer751/
Yejr751/
Geyer6742,938/
Hoyer6724,026/
Heyer6720,459/
Iyere677,556/
Gayer676,250/
Hayer675,847/
Goyer675,011/
Oyier672,931/
Ayere671,321/
Ayerh671,125/
Oyere67724/
Huyer67640/
Yawer67637/
Eyere67461/
Joyer67419/
Uyere67287/
Iyier67278/
Iyyer67274/
Jayer67260/
Eyier67169/
Ayier67126/
Ayeer67118/
Auyer6786/
Giyer6766/
Ağyer6754/
Höyer6752/
Yearr6747/
Yower6745/
Yayer6735/
Eyert6733/
Yeior6728/
Ahyer6727/
Häuer6724/
Yeier6721/
Yejre6717/
Yearp6712/
Oyuer6712/
Hyjer6711/
Uyier6710/
Hiyer678/
Ihyer678/
Iyerr677/
Yueer677/
Yearh677/
Yiyer676/
Yajer675/
Yoyer675/
Yeyer675/
Yeare674/
Aeyer674/
Yejar674/
Yaaer674/
Iäger673/
Yejer672/
Eoyer672/
Ieyer672/
Jeyer672/
Yeard672/
Yehar672/
Youer672/
Ayerd672/
Yeyor672/
Yuyer672/
Jhyer671/
Iyesr671/
Iayer671/
Eeyer671/
Eyher671/
Yeyre671/
Yoeer671/
Yeart671/
Ouyer671/
Ayerr671/
Ohyer671/
Ioyer671/
Yooer671/
Yuier671/
Yearz671/
Yaeer671/
Yieur671/
Yheir671/
D'Yer671/
Ayerz671/
Aoyer671/
Oyert671/
Yaoer671/
Hyerh671/
Eayer670/
Ayher670/
Euyer670/
Hyyer670/
Ayert670/
Yauer670/
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
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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 Äyer
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