Ayer is used as a family name or surname in Ghana. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ayer
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ghana
Meaning: Name focused particularly in the Haute-Savoie, now as formerly in Moselle and in the Sarthe. For the Sarthe is a variant of Ahier himself Athier variant, Germanic personal name. Moreover, the meaning is more uncertain. One can also consider a Germanic personal name (which remains to be seen), or a derivative of "hedge". Note that the name is also worn in Britain, where he most often sense an heir.

How popular is Ayer?

Ayer is common in Ghana.

Ayer is ranked 27174 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ayer bearers increased by 1.84909 per cent in 2010 US census to 3415 since 2000, the surname slipped by 552 spots and ranked at 9520. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.29 92.31
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 5.51 1.79
Hispanic or Latino 3.48 2.42
Black 2.11 2
Others 1.29 1.22
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32 0.27
Ayer is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nepal which signifies that it is originated from Nepal. Around 18679 people have been found who wears Ayer as their family name. Ayer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
475 Turks and Caicos Islands6
6,989 Uganda3
14,126 Colombia3
108,034 Italy3
90,215 Germany3
6,103 Cyprus2
24,269 Peru2
54,135 Philippines2
4,231 Jamaica2
95,312 Argentina2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
18,718 Thailand2
17,768 Pakistan1
18,969 Wales1
91,024 Belgium1
165,773 Belarus1
62,864 New Zealand1
53,033 Nigeria1
29,774 Venezuela1
19,533 Uruguay1
25,721 Egypt1
31,207 Ireland1
29,595 Iran1
38,830 Morocco1
9,498 Iceland1
49,529 Israel1
5,924 Paraguay1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
34,581 Chile1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
1,572 Macau1
25,746 Finland1
5,553 Taiwan1
4,435 Togo1
6,149 Ethiopia1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
8,720 Qatar29
297,046 Russia25
28,338 Norway20
15,050 Singapore18
84,957 Spain15
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,202 Australia67
Countries with hundreds of Ayer:
1,049 Switzerland864
15,891 Indonesia748
20,126 Brazil636
58,703 India482
10,727 Canada366
17,476 South Africa347
42,934 France233
22,078 England231
9,201 Malaysia202
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with thousands of Ayer:
315 Nepal6,949
8,515 United States4,386
5,693 Turkey1,537
2,482 Ghana1,278
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 20 years old mason John Ayer who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 1, 1849 by Abey Land put out from Liverpool. 20 years old D. Ayer, are others that migrated to US.

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 Ayer meridionale is a variant of hayer, profession name designating the goalkeeper hedges.

Ayer Namesakes

    Nayer, American singer
  • Aisha Ayers, Record Producer
  • A. J. Ayer, Philosopher
  • Akeem Ayers, Football linebacker
  • Alen Ayerdi, Singer
  • A. J. Ayer, Philosopher
  • Apolinar Brull Ayerra, Composer
  • Ara Ayer, Television producer
  • Roy Ayers, Composer
  • Bill Ayers, Educator
  • Kevin Ayers, Singer

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