Maurer Surname
Approximately 101,523 people bear this surname
Maurer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 39,801 | 1:2,023 | 173 |
| United States | 28,732 | 1:12,615 | 1,570 |
| Switzerland | 9,757 | 1:842 | 49 |
| Austria | 8,462 | 1:1,006 | 61 |
| France | 3,782 | 1:17,563 | 1,940 |
| Brazil | 2,894 | 1:73,972 | 2,761 |
| Australia | 1,091 | 1:24,744 | 3,376 |
| Canada | 1,017 | 1:36,230 | 4,614 |
| Russia | 846 | 1:170,358 | 19,313 |
| Hungary | 609 | 1:16,119 | 1,843 |
| Argentina | 415 | 1:102,996 | 8,711 |
| Netherlands | 364 | 1:46,393 | 7,893 |
| Romania | 289 | 1:69,474 | 8,301 |
| England | 285 | 1:195,502 | 17,195 |
| Israel | 271 | 1:31,578 | 4,467 |
| Poland | 254 | 1:149,641 | 21,405 |
| Czechia | 228 | 1:46,638 | 7,773 |
| Mexico | 213 | 1:582,752 | 9,793 |
| Slovakia | 163 | 1:32,739 | 5,897 |
| Italy | 157 | 1:389,533 | 44,181 |
| Chile | 145 | 1:121,493 | 4,378 |
| Mauritius | 144 | 1:8,982 | 1,898 |
| Spain | 131 | 1:356,886 | 20,305 |
| Belgium | 125 | 1:91,973 | 14,233 |
| South Africa | 120 | 1:451,481 | 38,064 |
| Thailand | 101 | 1:699,390 | 116,161 |
| Kazakhstan | 99 | 1:178,611 | 17,118 |
| Ukraine | 90 | 1:505,808 | 57,896 |
| Estonia | 77 | 1:17,166 | 2,887 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Sweden | 69 | 1:142,707 | 10,073 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Slovenia | 54 | 1:46,068 | 7,945 |
| Luxembourg | 54 | 1:10,751 | 1,842 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| Croatia | 46 | 1:91,926 | 15,142 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Denmark | 33 | 1:171,052 | 14,584 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Ecuador | 24 | 1:662,744 | 12,125 |
| Peru | 20 | 1:1,589,206 | 22,980 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 1:1,493,164 | 71,188 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 35 | 1:696,439 | 33,013 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,332 | 1:15,072 | 1,930 |
Maurer (99) may also be a first name.
Maurer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who builds with stone, a mason.
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).
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Maurer Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Maurer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maurer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maurer (Arabic: مورير, Russian: Маурер, Tibetan: མའུ་རར།) occurs most in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maurer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,571st most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 71,782 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Maurer live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 951,070th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 99 people.
Maurer is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 39,801 people, or 1 in 2,023. In Germany Maurer is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 31 percent are found, Bavaria, where 23 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 95 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Switzerland, where 10 percent are found.
Maurer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Maurer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Maurer last name rose 862 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 814 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,700 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Maurer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Maurer surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (92%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Maurer last name are 17.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.42% being registered with the political party.
The amount Maurer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 24.4% less than the national average, earning €22,702 per year; in Norway they earn 26.84% less than the national average, earning 253,175 kr per year; in Peru they earn 666.78% more than the national average, earning S/. 148,640 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.91% more than the national average, earning R 337,236 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $48,940 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maurer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maurer in the Tibetan language | ||
| མའུ་རར། | ma'urar | - |
| Maurer in the Russian language | ||
| Маурер | maurer | - |
| Maurer in the Arabic language | ||
| مورير | mwryr | - |
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Maurer Reference & Research
Maurer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Moore-Worldwide FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Maurer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Moore-Worldwide 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
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