Majer Surname
Approximately 17,844 people bear this surname
Majer Surname User-submission:
Majer is a Slavic or Yiddish version of the German surnames Meier, Meyer, Maier, and Mayer.
Majer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 4,843 | 1:7,848 | 1,037 |
| Czechia | 2,526 | 1:4,210 | 430 |
| Germany | 2,505 | 1:32,138 | 4,241 |
| Slovakia | 1,665 | 1:3,205 | 167 |
| Hungary | 1,564 | 1:6,276 | 744 |
| United States | 867 | 1:418,061 | 36,280 |
| Slovenia | 787 | 1:3,161 | 477 |
| Croatia | 585 | 1:7,228 | 1,127 |
| Austria | 273 | 1:31,192 | 5,027 |
| England | 270 | 1:206,363 | 17,844 |
| Italy | 251 | 1:243,652 | 33,025 |
| Serbia | 243 | 1:29,403 | 3,165 |
| Brazil | 197 | 1:1,086,672 | 38,023 |
| Canada | 176 | 1:209,350 | 20,314 |
| France | 164 | 1:405,017 | 59,459 |
| Romania | 159 | 1:126,276 | 13,849 |
| Australia | 110 | 1:245,415 | 22,739 |
| Iran | 102 | 1:752,770 | 38,519 |
| Switzerland | 77 | 1:106,661 | 11,226 |
| Argentina | 60 | 1:712,390 | 48,679 |
| Afghanistan | 55 | 1:584,603 | 6,939 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Liechtenstein | 25 | 1:1,535 | 158 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Senegal | 11 | 1:1,325,395 | 3,666 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1:442,050 | 13,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 1:159,891 | 5,521 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 1:176,547 | 4,737 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 1:643,829 | 42,510 |
The alternate forms: Májer (1,445) & Măjer (5) are calculated separately.
Majer (2,574) may also be a first name.
Majer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Majer is a Slavic or Yiddish version of the German surnames Meier, Meyer, Maier, and Mayer.
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Majer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Majer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Majer (Hindi: मजेर, Marathi: मजेर, Oriya: ମାେଜର) is found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Májer or Măjer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Majer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Majer is the 29,951st most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 408,403 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Majer live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 51 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 145,106th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 2,574 people.
The surname Majer is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 4,843 people, or 1 in 7,848. Barring Poland this last name occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.
Majer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Majer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Majer surname rose 1,112 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 628 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Majer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Majer last name are 0.020000000000003% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.25% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Majer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.88% less than the national average, earning 246,119 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $47,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $50,780 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Majer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Majer in the Hindi language | ||
| मजेर | majera | - |
| Majer in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେଜର | maejara | - |
| Majer in the Marathi language | ||
| मजेर | majera | 62.5 |
| माजेर | majera | 31.25 |
| मजर | majara | 6.25 |
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Majer Reference & Research
Major DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Major FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Majer
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