Marr Forename

275,336th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Marr Forename Definition:

M. Scottish, certainly; but is it, as Helena Swan asserts, a contraction of Mary, or is it, as I suspect, from mair, ‘the greater’?

Marr Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
70%
 
4101:884,23719,292
Philippines
91%
 
1201:883,41224,973
Egypt
67%
 
1081:850,93516,903
Nigeria
100%
441:4,035,55464,774
Canada
100%
261:1,274,36022,928
India
69%
 
231:52,820,781884,653
Papua New Guinea
53%
 
201:407,61631,576
Ivory Coast
100%
151:1,538,39639,344
Jamaica-121:240,2697,382
England
100%
111:5,054,81145,959
Qatar-81:296,20131,456
Chile
86%
 
71:2,515,31515,652
Zambia-61:2,642,46623,928
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
Russia
100%
51:28,846,74173,146
Mexico
100%
51:24,828,88553,479
Liberia
 
60%
51:882,41221,482
China-31:455,351,92789,064
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Argentina-21:21,386,62229,627
Armenia
100%
21:1,459,37610,220
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
Senegal
100%
21:7,290,67824,413
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Georgia
100%
21:1,869,23320,119
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Netherlands
 
71%
11:16,902,08343,152
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Afghanistan
100%
11:32,623,51666,536
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Pakistan
100%
11:194,357,680303,535
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Mauritania
100%
11:4,095,23927,701
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Italy
 
62%
11:61,062,09083,289
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Germany
 
67%
11:96,677,87695,912
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497

Marr (33,046) may also be a surname.

Marr Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

M. Scottish, certainly; but is it, as Helena Swan asserts, a contraction of Mary, or is it, as I suspect, from mair, ‘the greater’?

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Marr Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marre89819/
Marrz8977/
Mharr8913/
Marrt898/
Masrr893/
Mayrr893/
Marrd892/
Marrh892/
Mahrr892/
Matrr892/
Mairr891/
Maurr891/
Marrr891/
Mar86158,973/
Mairre806/
Maurre802/
Mathrr802/
Maharr802/
Maarre801/
Mahrre801/
Mmaarr801/
Marrhe801/
Masrrt801/
Maairr801/
Masrrr801/
Mare7547,037/
Mart7519,573/
Mair759,158/
Maur752,915/
Mahr752,033/
Mhar751,483/
Masr751,062/
Mard751,043/
Marh751,021/
Marė75751/
Maar75620/
Marz75586/
Marë75460/
Mayr75404/
Matr75375/
Mear75303/
Morr75193/
Mmar75147/
Majr75107/
Hmar7543/
Marp7516/
Marì7513/
'Mar755/
Marù754/
Mgar754/
Maír751/
Marï751/
Maheerr734/
Mahar6745,384/
Maire6720,936/
Maisr674,762/
Mahur672,985/
Mayre671,993/
Maure671,187/
Mauhr671,027/
Masre67226/
Marhe67193/
Maihr67177/
Mahrh67171/
Mathr67131/
Morre67122/
Maare67113/
Mauyr67112/
Mharh6777/
Maart6776/
Martë6771/
Martt6755/
Mhart6743/
Mardh6743/
Masrt6743/
Maair6739/
Meare6736/
Maitr6735/
Mhare6731/
Mahyr6728/
Mairh6725/
Mausr6724/
Maijr6722/
Mmare6717/
Mhair6716/
Maurd6716/
Hmarh6714/
Masrh6712/
Marhs6711/
Mharz6711/
Mhatr6711/
Marht6710/
Hmart679/
Meard679/
Mattr679/
Mhaur678/
Marjz677/
Hmare677/
Marph677/
Mautr675/
Hmair675/
Maaar675/
Marzh674/
Majhr674/
Maurt674/
Matrh674/
Measr674/
Mmaar674/
Mayrh673/
Mayhr673/
Morrt673/
Mauur673/
Mayrt673/
Maytr673/
Mardt673/
Maurh673/
Mayrd673/
Mhard673/
Maird673/
Mmarz673/
Maurp672/
Martì672/
Marhd672/
Marhh672/
Marzs672/
Marzz672/
Matrt672/
Meirr672/
Meart672/
Mhaar672/
Mohrr672/
D'Mar672/
Mhear672/
Maïre672/
Maahr672/
Mairt672/
Majrh672/
'Mare671/
Mourr671/
Moirr671/
Mahýr671/
Mairz671/
Mhhar671/
Mharp671/
Mgarh671/
Mgaur671/
Mearh671/
Mearz671/
Mayrz671/
Maysr671/
Marìe671/
Martd671/
Mayjr671/
Masrd671/
Hmarz671/
Hmear671/
Maasr671/
Maard671/
Maarp671/
Maarz671/
M'air671/
Marëe671/
Moorr671/
Morrd671/
Morrr671/
Mwarw671/
Maurz671/
Mhasr671/
Mhajr671/
Hwmar671/
Mar'e671/

Marr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marr in the Russian language
Маррmarr-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marr