Where Does The Last Name Mayer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mayer (Arabic: ماير, Hindi: मायेर, Marathi: मयेर, Oriya: ମୟୁର, Russian: Майер, Tibetan: མ་ཡར་) is found most in Germany. It can also be found in the variant forms: Máyer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mayer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Mayer is the 1,801^st most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 23,935 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Mayer are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 74,503^rd most widely held first name on earth It is held by 7,449 people.

The surname Mayer is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 126,625 people, or 1 in 636. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 35 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 34 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 169 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Mayer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mayer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mayer last name increased 735 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 5,950 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 355 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 335 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mayer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (53%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (73%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Jewish (42%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mayer surname are 10.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mayer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 43.07% more than the national average, earning €42,964 per year; in Norway they earn 11.87% less than the national average, earning 305,004 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,468 per year; in South Africa they earn 188.85% more than the national average, earning R 686,412 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning $21,537,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $48,056 CAD per year.