Mauer Surname

36,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Mauer Surname Definition:

(German.) A wall.

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Mauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,1921:13,0021,685
United States4,9681:72,9598,424
France4651:142,84522,009
Brazil4281:500,17418,868
Russia3821:377,28536,833
Poland2541:149,64121,405
Czechia2501:42,5347,048
South Africa2451:221,13323,158
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Austria1411:60,3939,409
Belgium1151:99,97115,234
Netherlands1081:156,36323,208
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Slovenia791:31,4906,299
Luxembourg761:7,6391,194
Slovakia511:104,63619,871
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Australia411:658,43245,385
Croatia371:114,28717,308
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
England271:2,063,63279,942
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Norway251:205,69123,411
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
India51:153,413,076951,030
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6761:74,2887,944

Mauer (34) may also be a first name.

Mauer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German.) A wall.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

German: occupational name for a builder of walls of stone or brick, from an agent derivative of Middle High German mure, German, mauer 'wall' (from Latin murus 'wall', especially a city wall).

- demaurer

Mauer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mauer (Hindi: मौएर, Marathi: मयुर, Russian: Мауэр) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mauer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mauer is the 36,425th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 503,284 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Mauer live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name Mauer is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 6,192 people, or 1 in 13,002. In Germany Mauer is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 17 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live. Other than Germany Mauer exists in 65 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Mauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mauer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 735 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mauer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mauer surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Mauer surname are 15.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.51% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mauer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 275.87% more than the national average, earning 1,300,810 kr per year; in Peru they earn 488.39% more than the national average, earning S/. 114,059 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning R 292,824 per year; in United States they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $47,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.15% more than the national average, earning $58,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauyer9110/
Mauert917/
Mauere916/
Mauier916/
Maur894,567/
Maer893,692/
Muer89471/
Mhaouer83205/
Mahouer834/
Maujere831/
Maouere831/
Mayer80304,473/
Maier80199,669/
Majer8017,844/
Majur8010,479/
Maure8010,036/
Mayur804,308/
Mawer803,146/
Meuer802,034/
Mahur802,026/
Mujer801,365/
Mauyr801,139/
Mouer80372/
Maurh80152/
Muyer8070/
Maiur8043/
Maurd8025/
Muier8018/
Maurt808/
Mauhr804/
Mautr804/
Hmuer803/
Mhaur802/
Maurp802/
Maurr802/
Mausr802/
Maerr802/
Maerh802/
Mauur801/
Hmaer801/
Maurì801/
Maurz800/
Mauerová77324/
Mauerova778/
Mauyar7313,136/
Mawere738,457/
Mahaur734,234/
Majour732,638/
Mahjur731,949/
Mayere731,101/
Mayher73534/
Muyere73310/
Maihur73305/
Majerz73226/
Mayert73197/
Mayure73169/
Maiere7399/
Maheur7374/
Maiher7369/
Mujeer7361/
Maheir7360/
Maiure7343/
Mahhur7337/
Majier7326/
Magger7325/
Mayour7325/
Muiere7325/
Majeer7324/
Mugger7320/
Mouyer7320/
Mahyer7318/
Maiert7316/
Mayerz7315/
Muhyer7315/
Mahyur7315/
Mugier7312/
Mouier739/
Hmayer739/
Mhajer738/
Mayier737/
Maieer737/
Mai'er737/
Mayerr736/
Hmaier736/
Mahger735/
Maiier735/
Mahiur734/
Maurre734/
Maajer734/
Maierz733/
Mahjer733/
Mauyre733/
Mayaur733/
Mayerd733/
Mayhur733/
Majerd732/
Mahver732/
Maweer732/
Mawier732/
Mgawer732/
Mayerh732/
Maahur731/
Meuier731/
Mouert731/
Mmajur731/
Moujer731/
Mayeer731/
Mahwer731/
Mauyor731/
Majuor731/
Mayuor731/
Muyerr731/
Maiour731/
Mayoer731/
Meuerr731/
Moouer730/
Mayurt730/
Muir6760,465/
Mayr6747,052/
Meer6744,757/
Mair6738,622/
Mier6726,389/
Myer6711,575/
Meir672,913/
Meur672,596/
Mour672,573/
Mear672,267/
Meyr671,258/
Mahjour671,171/
Moer67281/
Mahawer6793/
Mauyarr6785/
Maujard6760/
Maurová6759/
Maurova6758/
Méar6742/
Mahaver6738/
Maaheer6728/
Mahjurz6724/
Majr6721/
Mahajer6716/
Mujeere6714/
Mougier678/
Mahajur677/
Maiherr676/
Mauyarp676/
Mejr674/
Mayhure673/
Maýr673/
Mawerre672/
Majaure672/
Mouyere672/
Mahayur671/
Maheere671/
Mahyere671/
Mayerrt671/
Muyaure671/
Muyr671/
Maujart671/
Mauyarh671/
Mayaure671/
Mayerhs671/
Mougger671/
Muggier671/
Mujr671/
Muheere671/
Mhaweer671/
Mayherd670/
Mayherr670/
Mayhaur670/
Mayhert670/

Mauer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mauer in the Marathi language
मयुरmayura-
Mauer in the Hindi language
मौएरmau'era66.67
मौेरmauera33.33
Mauer in the Russian language
Мауэрmauer-

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