Maurs Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Maurs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maurs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France681:976,805110,007
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Maurs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maurs (Hindi: मौर्स, Russian: Маурс) is found most frequently in France. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Maurs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maurs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Maurs occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Maurs live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 976,805. In France Maurs is primarily concentrated in: Occitanie, where 71 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent live. Not including France this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 10 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Maurs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maurs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maurs surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mauers9146/
Maursh9123/
Maurås913/
Mayurs911/
Mars8923,578/
Murs89177/
Mauwers83115/
Mauyars8323/
Mauiers831/
Majours830/
Marsh80162,282/
Mears8022,340/
Marrs809,776/
Meurs803,878/
Mairs802,850/
Marse801,040/
Muers80227/
Maers80215/
Mours80184/
Maars80148/
Murse80106/
Marsz8098/
Mahrs8098/
Marås8082/
Mayrs8077/
Murst8045/
Marss8044/
Muirs8017/
Murås8017/
Mursh8014/
Murss8011/
Marså8010/
Maurx809/
Marst807/
Matrs804/
Mmars804/
Marsj801/
Muhrs801/
Muyrs800/
Murrs800/
Mayhurst772/
Mayers7317,169/
Majors7313,395/
Marsch733,646/
Mouers731,902/
Maiers731,422/
Maarse73712/
Mursch73689/
Miears73599/
Mearse73205/
Marshe73145/
Majers73132/
Mayors73129/
Meuers7396/
Mharse7371/
Meears7362/
Moyars7357/
Mahars7341/
Mayars7332/
Mourse7321/
Muyers7317/
Mawers7316/
Meyars7315/
Maurce7310/
Marsøe7310/
Maurch739/
Maurje738/
Mujers735/
Mehars735/
Mejars734/
Mijars734/
M'Gars734/
Marrsh733/
Maersh733/
Muiers733/
Maiors733/
Majars733/
Mathrs733/
Marsse733/
Marsce732/
Masrsh732/
Matrse732/
Murshd732/
Maitrs731/
Mearsd731/
Mhurst731/
Murrsh731/
Mursht731/
Murszh731/
Mearsh731/
Moutrs731/
Murshe731/
Muyars731/
Maerrs731/
Mmarsh730/
Marshd730/
Meuors730/
Meurst730/
Meiars730/
Maarsh730/
Marx6788,920/
Mors672,553/
Marsova67568/
Marş67179/
Meharsh67130/
Marš67116/
Maersch67107/
Mejarse6778/
Marsová6776/
Muersch6756/
Marsche6750/
Maharse6720/
Maarsse6712/
Mursova6711/
Mearsch6711/
Mhahrse675/
Mayerrs674/
Maarssø674/
Maharsh673/
Maggers672/
Mayersz671/
Marrsch671/
Murx671/
Maarsch671/
Màrs671/
Meuiers671/
Muggers671/
Matthrs671/
Miyarsh671/
Mearshe670/
Mayhers670/
Mehears670/
Mouyers670/
Meursch670/
Moutrss670/
Mairsse670/

Maurs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maurs in the Hindi language
मौर्सmaursa-
Maurs in the Russian language
Маурсmaurs-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maurs
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