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LYER Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,816^th

Most common surname in India

588

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, danoli, kashyapa, maadhava and ravi. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, kali, kalika devi, kartikeya, lakshmi, lakshmi narasimha, lord shiva, shree narsimha, shree venkateshwara swamy, venkateshwara and tirupati balaji.

Description:

The surname has several variations, including Lyer, Layer, Layre, Leyer, Lyar, Leir, Leer, Lair, Lyre, Liores, Leers, Layers, Leyers, Lyers, Lairs, and Leirs. The religion associated with LYER surname is hinduism. The community associated with this surname is iyer. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is tamil.

State-wise distribution of people with LYER surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Tamil Nadu

310

West Bengal

Maharashtra

Delhi

Goa

Uttar Pradesh

Category-wise distribution of people with LYER surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname LYER appear across 2 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

335 (98%)

Voters List

6 (2%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

LYER families worship AMBABAI and KALI and KALIKA DEVI and KARTIKEYA and LAKSHMI and LAKSHMI NARASIMHA and LORD SHIVA and SHREE NARSIMHA and SHREE VENKATESHWARA SWAMY and VENKATESHWARA and TIRUPATI BALAJI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The LYER surname is found across multiple communities including Iyer communities.

The LYER surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

LYER families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DANOLI, KASHYAPA, MAADHAVA, RAVI.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the LYER surname with 310 records (90.9%).

The LYER surname is written in TAMIL script.

LYER is ranked #12816 in India with approximately 588 people bearing this surname.

The LYER surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (90.9%), West Bengal (5.6%), Maharashtra (1.8%).

LYER Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

History:

Description:

State-wise distribution of people with LYER surname

Category-wise distribution of people with LYER surname

Frequently Asked Questions

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