Auer Surname

12,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Auer Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller in, or near, a marsh; dweller at the sign of the bison.

Auer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany18,8571:4,269490
Austria15,2531:55829
United States5,4641:66,3367,741
Switzerland1,2301:6,6771,065
France1,1161:59,5198,005
Hungary9041:10,8591,259
Brazil7191:297,73911,474
Australia5091:53,0376,550
Argentina3521:121,43010,278
Italy3261:187,59727,635
Finland2911:18,8892,691
Poland2631:144,52020,743
Canada2361:156,12515,843
Czechia1841:57,7919,677
Slovenia1471:16,9233,932
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
Netherlands1071:157,82423,373
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
South Africa851:637,38547,411
England831:671,30238,633
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Romania301:669,26246,959
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
China41:341,830,39216,990
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7261:69,1727,496

Auer (82) may also be a first name.

Auer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller in, or near, a marsh; dweller at the sign of the bison.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Auer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Auer (Russian: Ауэр) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Auer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Auer is the 12,004th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 155,827 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Auer live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. Auer is also the 1,060,447th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 82 people.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 18,857 people, or 1 in 4,269. In Germany Auer is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 47 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Auer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Auer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Auer surname grew 753 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Auer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Auer last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Auer surname are 12.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Auer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning 380,636 kr per year; in Peru they earn 519.37% more than the national average, earning S/. 120,064 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.02% more than the national average, earning R 308,976 per year; in United States they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning $47,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.44% more than the national average, earning $51,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hauer8918,834/
Gauer896,121/
Auert89424/
Auyer8986/
Aouer8950/
Auere8923/
Auerr8910/
Auehr891/
Auier890/
Aer862,198/
Aur861,863/
Uer86195/
Hauert801,086/
Hauere807/
Hauyer802/
Ahuert802/
Hauesr801/
Haujer801/
Aujeer801/
Hauerd801/
Auhuer801/
Auyert801/
Hahuer800/
Hauier800/
Gaur7571,462/
Ayer7513,698/
Aure759,079/
Aier751,494/
Gaer751,196/
Ujer75758/
Awer75752/
Haur75669/
Ajer75604/
Ajur75503/
Ahur75382/
Ayur75272/
Uyer75193/
Euer75115/
Ausr7567/
Ouer7528/
Uehr759/
Aerr756/
Aujr753/
Uier753/
Aurr753/
Aurt752/
Auur752/
Aurd752/
Aerh752/
Aiur751/
Aurh751/
Aurp751/
Aurø751/
Auhr751/
Autr751/
Hauwert73433/
Auerová73197/
Auerova733/
Heuer6729,428/
Gayer676,250/
Hayer675,847/
Ajour674,183/
Awere674,065/
Ouere673,902/
Gaier672,377/
Ayour671,963/
Agger671,556/
Gajer671,465/
Ayere671,321/
Ahjer671,267/
Ayerh671,125/
Haure671,049/
Hajer67982/
Gujer67882/
Ayure67844/
Ayuur67800/
Hujer67797/
Haier67751/
Huyer67640/
Ouerd67614/
Ajerd67549/
Aweer67458/
Hauerová67374/
Gajur67308/
Uyere67287/
Gayur67256/
Hawer67238/
Hajur67232/
Aurre67202/
Gaurh67187/
D'Hauwer67179/
Hayur67159/
Ajeer67136/
Ayier67126/
Ayeer67118/
Ai'er67107/
Awier6774/
Aiere6764/
Ağyer6754/
Gouer6742/
Aajer6741/
Ausre6730/
Ahyer6727/
Ujier6721/
Ahwer6721/
Ujeer6719/
Houer6717/
Huier6717/
Ayaur6716/
Ugger6714/
Haehr6714/
Ajier6714/
Gaurr6713/
Ouert6712/
Aajur6710/
Uyier6710/
Aiher679/
Auiar679/
Gaehr678/
Oujer678/
Hauerova677/
Aheir676/
Hausr675/
Haurt675/
Aieer674/
Haurd673/
Auyar673/
Ahjur673/
Ajoer673/
Uyaur672/
Gaiur672/
Ugier672/
Ayerd672/
Haiur671/
Ahger671/
Aiaur671/
Ajerz671/
Auyor671/
Ujerr671/
Uujer671/
Ouyer671/
Ayerr671/
Ouier671/
Gauër671/
Ayerz671/
Auhre671/
Ajerh671/
Aiure671/
Aiour671/
Hgaer671/
Ayher670/
Ayert670/
Huerr670/
Authr670/

Auer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Auer in the Russian language
Ауэрauer-

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