Mavr Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Mavr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mavr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Mávr (8) are calculated separately.

Mavr (101) may also be a first name.

Mavr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mavr (Georgian: მავრ, Hindi: मावर) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Mávr. For other potential spellings of Mavr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mavr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Mavr occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Mavr live; 36 percent live in Eastern Europe and 28 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 940,641st most common first name worldwide, held by 101 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,846,632. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 67 percent reside, Crete, where 17 percent reside and South Aegean, where 17 percent reside. Besides Greece this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 24 percent reside and Czechia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mávr928/
Mavre89343/
Meaver8031/
Mahavr8030/
Maiver808/
Mayver803/
Mmaivr801/
Mathvr801/
Mawr75614/
Mabr7516/
Mavrova731,706/
Mavrová737/
Maasvær734/
Mahavre733/
Mabre67128/
Movre6797/
Mabhr6717/
Maybr674/
Matbr671/
Maswr671/
Mahbr671/
Mahwr671/
Mhawr671/
Mabrt671/

Mavr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mavr in the Georgian language
მავრmavr-
Mavr in the Hindi language
मावरmavara-

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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 Mavr
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