Maver Surname

175,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Maver Surname Definition:

From Gaelic maor, a subordinate officer in various capacities, a steward. The Scots pronunciation is Mawr. Mavor is a Speyside surname. Wille Mawar and Johnne Mawar were declared innocent of any art in the detention of King James m in Edinurgh Castle, 1482 (Lennox, II, p.

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Maver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6251:97,85116,746
Slovenia6081:4,092754
United States3571:1,015,29174,807
Australia1921:140,60315,124
Scotland1871:28,6303,007
England851:655,50738,035
Canada801:460,57039,784
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Croatia471:89,97014,942
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
France251:2,656,909193,074
India241:31,961,058386,265
Israel201:427,88233,464
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1551:24,1502,237
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Mäver (9) are calculated separately.

Maver (664) may also be a first name.

Maver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Gaelic maor, a subordinate officer in various capacities, a steward. The Scots pronunciation is Mawr. Mavor is a Speyside surname. Wille Mawar and Johnne Mawar were declared innocent of any art in the detention of King James m in Edinurgh Castle, 1482 (Lennox, II, p. 123). Walter Mawer witnessed a bond of caution in 1564 (ER., XIX, p. 530). John Mawar in Urquhart was warned to appear before the Lord Regent, 1574, and David Mawer of the Loch (Lochs near Urquhart) was slain by some Inneses, 1576. Thomas Maueris is witness in Aberdeen, 1577 (SCM., II, p. 45), and Mark Mawar was member of Scots parliament for Elgin, 1593 (Hanna, II, p. 505). Michael Mawar was portioner of Urquhart, 1587, and John Mawer was a portioner t lere, 1595 (SCM., II, p. 129). Alexander Mawer was tenant under the marquis of Hundy, 1600 (ibid., IV, p. 287), and another Alexander Mawer was mair-depute in Aberdeen, 1688 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 263). Mark Mawer of Mawerstoun (the town or (un of the maor) is in record, 1608 (Cawdor, p. 222), and Magister Walter Mawer was heir of Walter Mawer of Mawerstoun in lands in Fife, 1608 (Sc. Ant., VI p. 40; Retours, Fife, 193). Mark Mavers was prisoner in the tolbooth of Elgin, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 258), and John Maver of Overmest was indweller in Garmouth, perish of Urquhart, 1697 (Moray). William Maver in Banff (b. 1775) edited an edition of Dr. Johnson's Dictionary in 1809 with several thousand additions. In Anglicized spelling of Gaelic names w was often used for v, English Mawer, from mawer, 'a mower,' is of different origin.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mawer was the name of a family that held much property in Winthorpe and in other places in the county 300 years ago (O.). There were Mawers in Ereiston in the reign of Elizabeth (T.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Maver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maver (Hindi: मवॅर, Marathi: मावेर, Russian: Мавер) is held by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Mäver. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maver? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 175,148th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,978,155 people. The last name Maver is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Maver reside; 27 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 27 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 322,067th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 664 people.

This last name is most common in Italy, where it is held by 625 people, or 1 in 97,851. In Italy it is most common in: Lombardy, where 72 percent reside, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 15 percent reside and Liguria, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Italy this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Maver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Maver surname expanded 729 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 258 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maver surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Maver last name are 2.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Maver earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $40,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning $50,705 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mäver939/
Mavere911,211/
Mavier91196/
Masver91148/
Meaver9131/
Maiver918/
Maaver917/
Matver914/
Maverr914/
Mauver913/
Mayver913/
Mavher913/
Maveer912/
Mahver912/
Mavger912/
Maever910/
Mave892,279/
Mavhere83104/
Matvere8350/
Mahaver8338/
Maavere8318/
Maveere839/
Masveer835/
Mhaveer834/
Meavier834/
Mauvier833/
Mauvere831/
Mgaveer831/
Matveer831/
Mavie8044,081/
Mawer803,146/
Meave801,690/
Maves801,462/
Mauve80980/
Maber80910/
Mover80556/
Mavir80322/
Mavet80296/
Maive80120/
Maved8057/
Mgave8048/
Mever8040/
Mavei8035/
Mavez8034/
Maave8031/
Mavee8025/
Masve8025/
Mavey8018/
Matve8018/
Mayve8014/
Mavea8014/
Mhave8013/
Möver8011/
Maveu8010/
Móver803/
Mavhe802/
Maveh802/
Mavep802/
Mavej801/
Majve801/
Mahavier77109/
Maverova771/
Mawere738,457/
Machve73857/
Mabere73850/
Matvei73588/
Majber73477/
Mahuve73412/
Mahave73260/
Matvey73251/
Mayber7396/
Mabert7366/
Mavire7364/
Mavetz7358/
Maiber7343/
Matves7333/
Ma'ave7326/
Mauber7325/
Meavez7325/
Movert7323/
Maberd7321/
Mauvet7321/
Moover7320/
Masuer7320/
Meaves7318/
Mabher7318/
Mayuer7316/
Maveed7314/
Mauwer7313/
Manper7312/
Mahvir7310/
Masber739/
Mabier738/
Matber738/
Mabeer738/
Maaber738/
Meavea737/
Mahber736/
Mamper736/
Mauves735/
Mabger735/
Matvee734/
Movere734/
Mavehe734/
Mavech734/
Mauvir733/
Meiver733/
Mavesh733/
Maberh733/
Maeuer733/
Maveha733/
Mauvey732/
Maywer732/
Mashve732/
Majwer732/
Maweer732/
Mawier732/
Meever732/
Maives732/
Mauvee732/
Mauvie732/
Mgawer732/
Maivie731/
Mavhei731/
Mavior731/
Maewer731/
Meavee731/
Meuver731/
Mhasve731/
Mhatve731/
Mhavir731/
Mayves731/
Mahvey731/
Movier731/
Moverd731/
Meavey731/
Mahwer731/
Mgover731/
Maveis731/
Masveh731/
Masvir731/
Mawuer731/
Mauvée731/
Mavess731/
Mabear731/
Mahveh731/
Mövert731/
Mathve731/
Mavihe731/
Mhaber731/
Mahvei731/
Mawger730/
Mawher730/
Meawer730/
Mavett730/
Mavesd730/
Mosver730/
Moever730/
Moiver730/
Mavi6742,297/
Mabe6727,100/
Mawe674,262/
Mava673,804/
Maubert672,646/
Mahavir671,362/
Move67966/
Maibere67268/
Mhaouer67205/
Mahawer6793/
Mavy6784/
Mavaire6782/
Maibier6760/
Maisvee6749/
Maubere6741/
Mahaber6728/
Majwere6723/
Mavhire6720/
Mahbier6716/
Mashuer6716/
Meivert6715/
Massvet6710/
Maibert679/
Mahbert679/
Mauberh679/
Mahbeir677/
Mayberr676/
Maybert676/
Mahavie676/
Machuer676/
Maberre675/
Matveet674/
Mahouer674/
Matveey673/
Mabhere673/
Mawerre672/
Mouvert672/
Maiberh672/
Masberh672/
Mahavei671/
Maijvee671/
Maywerd671/
Mauveis671/
Maveath671/
Maweire671/
Matvets671/
Meabere671/
Meivier671/
Mhoover671/
Mosveer671/
Manpear671/
Mathuer671/
Maubier671/
Mashber671/
Mashveh671/
Mathves671/
Mabeere671/
Maavets671/
Maouere671/
Maiwere671/
Maiwert671/
Majuher671/
Mouvere671/
Maybere671/
Mavheth671/
Mampeir671/
Meaouer671/
Meaveah671/
Mavj671/
Mhaweer671/
Mabeerh671/
Massuer670/
Mavettz670/
Maybier670/
Mahavey670/
Meuvier670/
MacHber670/

Maver Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maver in the Hindi language
मवॅरmavera-
Maver in the Marathi language
मावेरmavera75
मवेरmavera25
Maver in the Russian language
Маверmaver-

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