Maeder Surname

85,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Maeder Surname Definition:

“Mower” in Old German.

Maeder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2,4751:3,318437
United States1,4351:252,58523,981
Germany6931:116,16914,295
France6451:102,98115,164
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Australia631:428,50333,982
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Canada451:818,79163,991
England351:1,591,94567,242
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

The alternate forms: Maëder (6) are calculated separately.

Maeder (23) may also be a first name.

Maeder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Mower” in Old German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Maeder Last Name Facts

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

Maeder (Russian: Маедер) occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Maëder. For other potential spellings of Maeder click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maeder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maeder is the 85,298th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,288,463 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Maeder live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 23 people.

Maeder is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 2,475 people, or 1 in 3,318. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Vaud, where 18 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 17 percent live and Canton of Fribourg, where 16 percent live. Apart from Switzerland Maeder is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Maeder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maeder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Maeder last name expanded 1,087 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maeder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maeder last name are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Maeder earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.69% more than the national average, earning R 334,344 per year; in United States they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $48,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $50,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maëder946/
Maheder9246/
Maehder9211/
Meaeder921/
Mayeder921/
Maedier920/
Mader9134,527/
Meder9111,169/
Mahedher861/
Mahieder861/
Meader833,495/
Mahder832,891/
Meeder831,879/
Mauder831,175/
Madder83863/
Moeder83814/
Madier83581/
Meider83578/
Mehder83532/
Maider83488/
Majder83437/
Meyder83328/
Medder83254/
Medher83242/
Mhader83208/
Mieder83158/
Madher83139/
Madeer83128/
Mayder8350/
Mejder8349/
Maader8348/
Madear8332/
Maderr839/
Meuder839/
Maderh838/
Maedre834/
Medier833/
Medear833/
Madeur833/
Medeir831/
Medeur831/
Mmader831/
Matder831/
Madehr830/
Mueder830/
Maederová801/
Majeedehr801/
Mahider773,386/
Maaider77239/
Mhaider77174/
Maudier77132/
Meidert7777/
Majuder7774/
Madhier7748/
Maidere7745/
Mahader7727/
Madeyre7726/
Moedder7723/
Mehader7718/
Mayader7716/
Muedder7711/
Maidher7711/
Madeere778/
Mahedir778/
Meddeur778/
Madeire777/
Meidger775/
Mhadder774/
Maydear773/
Meadher772/
Meadere772/
Maudere771/
Maudher771/
Meadier771/
Mojader771/
Maadher771/
Maadeur771/
Mahyder771/
Maideer771/
Meedier770/
Meadert770/
Moueder770/
Meddear770/
Mäder739,204/
Moder733,651/
Madir73836/
Méder73178/
Medir73157/
Möder73114/
Medér731/
Meďer731/
Mouedder71136/
Mohieder714/
Mujadeer713/
Majidier711/
Majuhder711/
Meaderrd711/
Medjeher711/
Meyidere711/
M'Hadder711/
M'Haider711/
Mahadeir711/
Mahadher711/
Modder67540/
Mohder67409/
Modher67311/
Madhir67276/
Maadir67262/
Mödder67245/
Mouder67174/
Meudre6782/
Modeer6779/
Mahdir6761/
Mädger6737/
Mauderová6721/
Madair6720/
Maydyr6719/
Maidir6712/
Majderová6711/
Mähder6710/
Maddir679/
Muider679/
Mehdir675/
Medair675/
Moider674/
Modier674/
Medhir674/
Meadjr672/
Mahedirtt671/
Maudir671/
Madoir671/
Mädder671/
Meddir671/
Madirh671/
Mhoder670/

Maeder Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maeder in the Russian language
Маедерmaeder-

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