Mazur Surname

3,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Mazur Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Mazury or Masuria, a former East Prussian province, now a part of Poland.

Mazur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland72,1081:52713
Ukraine38,1981:1,19243
Russia16,2381:8,8761,177
United States12,2061:29,6953,688
Germany2,7741:29,0213,820
Belarus2,4681:3,850443
Brazil2,4071:88,9383,358
Moldova2,0301:1,754196
Canada1,8651:19,7562,755
France1,5491:42,8815,413
Kazakhstan1,4111:12,5321,909
England8671:64,2657,507
Transnistria8261:57530
Argentina7591:56,3154,764
Czechia5251:20,2543,090
Australia3821:70,6698,360
Spain2341:199,79513,704
Austria2261:37,6796,087
Croatia1821:23,2344,857
Denmark1691:33,4013,451
Hungary1501:65,4426,758
Norway1431:35,9605,095
Sweden1411:69,8355,281
Slovakia1411:37,8477,000
Uzbekistan1361:227,4207,703
Belgium1291:89,12113,878
Thailand1241:569,66497,190
Italy781:784,06062,950
Kyrgyzstan771:77,56710,110
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Ireland721:65,4024,223
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Paraguay601:120,6122,672
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Turkmenistan461:119,3292,383
Wales391:79,3476,699
Greece391:284,09742,188
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Romania331:608,42043,703
Ecuador321:497,05810,858
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Uruguay301:114,39210,866
Israel271:316,94927,106
Bosnia and Herzegovina231:153,75710,076
India231:33,350,669396,143
Serbia201:357,24716,776
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Georgia131:288,11913,907
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Finland71:785,24338,644
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Mazúr (439) are calculated separately.

Mazur (216) may also be a first name.

Mazur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Mazury or Masuria, a former East Prussian province, now a part of Poland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) Mazur means a native of the province of Mazowsze in central Poland. Jews coming from this area to new settlement in the Ukraine or other parts of Russia were referred to as Mazur; they later took this as their family name to indicate their place of origin.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Mazur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mazur (Arabic: مازور, Georgian: მაზურ, Hindi: मज़ूर, Marathi: मझुर, Russian: Мазур) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Mazúr. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mazur? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mazur is the 3,513th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 45,674 people. Mazur is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Mazur live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 46 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 614,549th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 216 people.

The last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is carried by 72,108 people, or 1 in 527. Outside of Poland it is found in 91 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 24 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Mazur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mazur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mazur last name increased 81,373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mazur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Orthodox (65%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mazur surname are 3.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mazur earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.7% less than the national average, earning €6,097 per year; in Norway they earn 27.78% less than the national average, earning 249,955 kr per year; in Peru they earn 93.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,465 per year; in South Africa they earn 125.55% more than the national average, earning R 536,004 per year; in United States they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $47,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $51,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mazúr93439/
Mazure912,858/
Mazuir91840/
Mazour91824/
Mazhur9161/
Mazzur9158/
Maziur9123/
Madzur9118/
Mahzur9115/
Mazurd9115/
Maczur916/
Matzur915/
Mazuhr915/
Marzur913/
Maszur911/
Mazurt911/
Maizur911/
Mazaur910/
Mazzour83623/
Mazhour83429/
Mazgour83414/
Madzure83146/
Mayzure8341/
Madzhur8334/
Mazeure8329/
Mahzour837/
Maizour836/
Maazure836/
Mazzure835/
Mazsure834/
Mazoure832/
Maizure832/
Mazcour831/
Maazour831/
Majur8010,479/
Masur807,115/
Mazor803,930/
Macur80562/
Mozur80142/
Mezur8020/
Mazór8014/
Maxur801/
Mazurova777,265/
Mazurová77997/
Mazzourh77136/
Maizaure7724/
Maszczur775/
Mazurowa773/
Maizoure772/
Madzaure771/
Masure734,176/
Majour732,638/
Mashur731,108/
Maisur73898/
Masuhr73868/
Matsur73748/
Masour73259/
Mezour73214/
Majeur73159/
Majjur73138/
Mazoor73128/
Massur73117/
Machur73104/
Mahsur7346/
Masiur7336/
Maucor7330/
Masaur7329/
Mazhor7321/
Madcur7320/
Masjur7317/
Macour7317/
Maysur7316/
Moszur7316/
Mozurd7315/
Masuir7314/
Maazor7314/
Masgur7312/
Moizur7312/
Mhasur7310/
Mascur7310/
Mausur738/
Maijur736/
Majhur736/
Maszor736/
Maesur734/
Matjur734/
Maasur733/
Madsur733/
Mausor732/
Masuur732/
Mazūre732/
Madjur732/
Majuir732/
Marzor732/
Majaur732/
MacUir731/
Mezhur731/
Mozeur731/
Mmajur731/
Mmasur731/
Maseur731/
Magiur731/
Majcur731/
Mazsor731/
Motzur731/
Moczur731/
Modzur731/
Mehzur731/
Mesaur731/
Meizur731/
MacEur730/
Maxour730/
Mazourová71135/
Mazhurova7121/
Mayzurova7112/
Madzurová716/
Mazourova716/
Madzurova711/
Mezzour673,122/
Madjour672,307/
Mahjour671,171/
Mashour67556/
Massour67434/
Maseure67260/
Mahseur67247/
Madzhurova67176/
Madcour67122/
Masjhur67114/
Measure67107/
Maschur6799/
Machour6791/
Maucour6767/
Mashhur6756/
Machure6748/
Mhaisur6746/
Matsure6742/
Masahur6739/
Massuyr6738/
Massure6737/
Masaure6731/
Masseur6731/
Massuir6725/
Maisure6724/
Mahjurz6724/
Matseur6723/
Mahsour6722/
Majchur6722/
Mahasur6721/
Mahshur6717/
Maysour6714/
Magiure6710/
Mashure6710/
Maijeur6710/
Mashjur6710/
Mezhour678/
Mahajur677/
Mhasure677/
Machhur676/
Mouzour676/
Masjour676/
Mozzour675/
Maichur675/
Mausour674/
Machaur673/
Mashgur673/
Maisour673/
Madjure673/
Mazhoor673/
Mahdzor673/
Mouzeur672/
Mausoor672/
Majaure672/
Masoure672/
Maasour672/
Mausure672/
Mazzoor672/
Mazhaurova671/
Maijure671/
Masauur671/
Maysure671/
MacIure671/
Maychur671/
Masuire671/
Massaur671/
Mausjur671/
Madzaurova671/
Machurz671/
Macheur671/
Majhour671/
Mozgour671/
Mozhour671/
Mozoure671/
Mossaur671/
D'Macur671/
D'Mazor671/
Medzour671/
Majjour671/
Masourd671/
Majuire670/
Moszour670/
Maysiur670/
Majjure670/

Mazur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mazur in the Georgian language
მაზურmazur-
Mazur in the Hindi language
मज़ूरmazura-
Mazur in the Marathi language
मझुरmajhura66.67
मझूरmajhura22.22
मंजुरmanjura11.11
Mazur in the Russian language
Мазурmazur-
Mazur in the Arabic language
مازورmazwr-

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