Iyer is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Iyer
No. of characters: 4
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Iyer

How popular is Iyer?

Iyer is common in India.

Iyer is ranked 9063 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Iyers grew by 104.2334 per cent to 3956 since 2000 and ranked 8369 after elevating 5843 spots. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.19 92.41
White 2.73 3.82
Others 2.35 3.2
Iyer is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Oman is ahead in terms of density. Around 59450 people have been found who wears Iyer as their family name. Iyer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
275,830 Ukraine8
7,646 Japan7
12,103 Trinidad and Tobago4
122,390 Belarus4
3,818 Zambia3
19,865 Iran3
35,184 Poland3
127,708 Czech Republic3
2,720 South Korea3
6,706 Lebanon3
9,097 Wales3
5,909 Bangladesh3
41,879 Turkey2
2,151 Fiji2
1,256 Myanmar2
4,164 Vietnam2
2,617 Cambodia2
7,299 Estonia2
14,004 Hungary2
5,859 Mauritius2
2,085 Nepal2
34,572 Israel2
3,437 Sudan2
48,575 Azerbaijan1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
10,683 Cyprus1
7,198 Maldives1
2,505 Congo1
6,033 Benin1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
169,904 Brazil1
2,374 Bermuda1
7,314 Bolivia1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
25,746 Finland1
4,942 Libya1
38,830 Morocco1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
153,416 Italy1
8,859 Iraq1
9,498 Iceland1
971 Seychelles1
7,941 Guatemala1
2,578 Guam1
42,479 Greece1
8,371 Syria1
6,820 Angola1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
6,149 Ethiopia1
573 Vanuatu1
1,572 Macau1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,012 Belgium45
21,712 Sweden44
6,873 Ireland44
258,559 Indonesia24
4,647 Thailand21
23,914 Denmark20
353,279 Russia19
9,173 Nigeria16
94,038 Spain11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,742 Tanzania97
26,761 Netherlands93
12,684 Switzerland90
8,986 Norway85
8,082 Scotland59
Countries with hundreds of Iyer:
5,820 Kenya942
3,248 Malaysia759
13,857 Germany740
4,503 Australia667
6,425 Canada664
598 Kuwait592
216 Bahrain586
402 Qatar516
4,639 Sri Lanka456
6,557 Ghana399
34,535 Philippines322
45,235 France220
1,802 Botswana219
1,391 Hong Kong178
4,956 New Zealand154
6,495 Jordan123
Countries with thousands of Iyer:
7,480 United States5,062
192 United Arab Emirates3,975
131 Oman2,847
3,381 South Africa1,918
4,847 England1,522
2,557 Saudi Arabia1,385
462 Singapore1,153
4,327 Uganda1,120
Countries with ten thousands of Iyer:
1,804 India32,156
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Iyer Namesakes

  • Hamsika Iyer, Singer
  • Mahalakshmi Iyer, Playback Singer
  • Akhil Iyer, Film actor
  • Hamsika Iyer, Singer
  • Tara Iyer, Tennis Player
  • Mahalakshmi Iyer, Playback Singer
  • Nagoor T. S. Ambi Iyer, Musical Artist
  • Vijay Iyer, Jazz Pianist
  • Kalpana Iyer, Actress
  • Shreyas Iyer, Cricketer
  • Aravinnd Iyer, from 2017 0 flick Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja, who portrayed N.
  • V.S. Sunderasa Iyer, from 1932 drama film Kalava, who played the N.
  • Pulimootai Ramaswami Iyer, from 1948 0 movie Mohini, who played the N.
  • Gayathri Iyer, from 2016 comedy, romance flick Jaggu Dada, who played the N.
  • In 2008, Ravi M. Iyer played the role of Farouk in crime, thriller film Killing Mark Twain.

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