Mear Surname
Approximately 2,267 people bear this surname
Mear Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at a Mere [Old English mere, a pool] (Celtic) Merry, Joyous [Gaelic and Irish mear] (Anglo-French-Latin) a form of Mayer, q.v.
Mear Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 782 | 1:84,940 | 12,076 |
| England | 622 | 1:89,579 | 9,677 |
| United States | 426 | 1:850,843 | 64,837 |
| New Zealand | 126 | 1:35,939 | 6,159 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Northern Cyprus | 25 | 1:12,760 | 3,292 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 542 | 1:44,973 | 5,596 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 162 | 1:309,992 | 24,444 |
The alternate forms: Méar (42) are calculated separately.
Mear (303) may also be a first name.
Mear Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at a Mere [Old English mere, a pool] (Celtic) Merry, Joyous [Gaelic and Irish mear] (Anglo-French-Latin) a form of Mayer, q.v.
(English) Dweller at, or near, the lake or pond; dweller at the boundary line.
Mear Demographics
Average Male Mear Height
178 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mear Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mear Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mear (Hindi: मेर, Marathi: मेअर, Russian: Мэар, Tibetan: མི་ཨེར་) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Méar. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mear? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 186,714th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,214,621 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Mear live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 505,965th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 303 people.
The surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 782 people, or 1 in 84,940. In France it is mostly found in: Brittany, where 66 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent reside. Other than France this last name is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.
Mear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mear has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 263 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 247 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mear Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mear surname are 12.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mear earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning 338,068 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.19% less than the national average, earning R 113,616 per year; in United States they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $48,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.78% more than the national average, earning $66,962 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Méar | 92 | 42 | / |
| Mehar | 89 | 45,135 | / |
| Mejar | 89 | 839 | / |
| Meyar | 89 | 293 | / |
| Meare | 89 | 177 | / |
| Miear | 89 | 48 | / |
| Meard | 89 | 28 | / |
| Meiar | 89 | 25 | / |
| Mearz | 89 | 6 | / |
| Meear | 89 | 5 | / |
| Meaar | 89 | 5 | / |
| Meahr | 89 | 4 | / |
| Meart | 89 | 4 | / |
| Meatr | 89 | 4 | / |
| Meaur | 89 | 2 | / |
| Measr | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mgear | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mhear | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mearh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mar | 86 | 214,093 | / |
| Mer | 86 | 8,485 | / |
| Mehyar | 80 | 2,093 | / |
| Mehair | 80 | 36 | / |
| Mehiar | 80 | 32 | / |
| Meihar | 80 | 28 | / |
| Meyyar | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mejard | 80 | 17 | / |
| Meyare | 80 | 15 | / |
| Meyard | 80 | 8 | / |
| Meharr | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mieyar | 80 | 3 | / |
| Maiear | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meahor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mejgar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mehjar | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meahre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meahrz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meaoor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Measre | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meeyar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mihear | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meijar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mejear | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mejyar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhehar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meyhar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hmeľar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meahrt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meearh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meyart | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meňhar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mejiar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meharh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Me'are | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mehhar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meeart | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meyarr | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mohear | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mare | 75 | 64,155 | / |
| Mert | 75 | 51,699 | / |
| Mayr | 75 | 47,052 | / |
| Meer | 75 | 44,757 | / |
| Mair | 75 | 38,622 | / |
| Merz | 75 | 36,010 | / |
| Marr | 75 | 33,046 | / |
| Mehr | 75 | 28,066 | / |
| Mier | 75 | 26,389 | / |
| Mere | 75 | 23,753 | / |
| Hmar | 75 | 18,020 | / |
| Mahr | 75 | 12,778 | / |
| Myer | 75 | 11,575 | / |
| Mart | 75 | 10,848 | / |
| Mhar | 75 | 10,077 | / |
| Maar | 75 | 6,567 | / |
| Masr | 75 | 6,391 | / |
| Marz | 75 | 5,507 | / |
| Maur | 75 | 4,567 | / |
| Mard | 75 | 4,007 | / |
| Maer | 75 | 3,692 | / |
| Meir | 75 | 2,913 | / |
| Meur | 75 | 2,596 | / |
| Myar | 75 | 1,482 | / |
| Marh | 75 | 1,331 | / |
| Meyr | 75 | 1,258 | / |
| Matr | 75 | 1,148 | / |
| Merh | 75 | 516 | / |
| Muer | 75 | 471 | / |
| Maár | 75 | 451 | / |
| Merd | 75 | 421 | / |
| Miar | 75 | 389 | / |
| Moer | 75 | 281 | / |
| Meor | 75 | 260 | / |
| Mgar | 75 | 242 | / |
| Metr | 75 | 161 | / |
| Merr | 75 | 124 | / |
| Marø | 75 | 121 | / |
| Mher | 75 | 114 | / |
| Mmer | 75 | 77 | / |
| Merő | 75 | 65 | / |
| Hmer | 75 | 61 | / |
| Mesr | 75 | 60 | / |
| Mmar | 75 | 33 | / |
| Majr | 75 | 21 | / |
| Marp | 75 | 16 | / |
| Marù | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mejr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mger | 75 | 4 | / |
| Marì | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maýr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mjar | 75 | 2 | / |
| M'Ar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marå | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meìr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ømer | 75 | 1 | / |
| 'Mer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Myheart | 73 | 246 | / |
| Mehasre | 73 | 6 | / |
| Meehart | 73 | 4 | / |
| Meyhart | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meehard | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meheard | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meujahr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meyhard | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meiyare | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meaoure | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meahour | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meehair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maheyar | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meihard | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meahear | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meardth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mayhear | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meehare | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meyer | 67 | 751,243 | / |
| Mayer | 67 | 304,473 | / |
| Meier | 67 | 259,431 | / |
| Maier | 67 | 199,669 | / |
| Mahar | 67 | 159,341 | / |
| Major | 67 | 109,190 | / |
| Mayor | 67 | 60,057 | / |
| Moyer | 67 | 51,967 | / |
| Mijar | 67 | 19,178 | / |
| Majer | 67 | 17,844 | / |
| Mauer | 67 | 14,480 | / |
| Majur | 67 | 10,479 | / |
| Meiyr | 67 | 7,921 | / |
| Mower | 67 | 6,400 | / |
| Meert | 67 | 6,121 | / |
| Moyar | 67 | 5,270 | / |
| Mhere | 67 | 4,893 | / |
| Mayur | 67 | 4,308 | / |
| Mayar | 67 | 3,909 | / |
| Maart | 67 | 3,763 | / |
| Marre | 67 | 3,236 | / |
| Mawer | 67 | 3,146 | / |
| Mojar | 67 | 3,125 | / |
| Maior | 67 | 2,965 | / |
| Mujar | 67 | 2,912 | / |
| Mejer | 67 | 2,669 | / |
| Meire | 67 | 2,176 | / |
| Meuer | 67 | 2,034 | / |
| Mahur | 67 | 2,026 | / |
| Meere | 67 | 1,799 | / |
| Mahrt | 67 | 1,586 | / |
| Májer | 67 | 1,445 | / |
| Miyar | 67 | 1,399 | / |
| Mihar | 67 | 1,366 | / |
| Mujer | 67 | 1,365 | / |
| Majar | 67 | 1,223 | / |
| Mauyr | 67 | 1,139 | / |
| Meyor | 67 | 986 | / |
| Meyre | 67 | 824 | / |
| Mađar | 67 | 785 | / |
| Miard | 67 | 706 | / |
| Mhare | 67 | 706 | / |
| Mejor | 67 | 623 | / |
| Majir | 67 | 543 | / |
| Myard | 67 | 471 | / |
| Maitr | 67 | 453 | / |
| Mouer | 67 | 372 | / |
| Meijaard | 67 | 322 | / |
| Mehrz | 67 | 308 | / |
| Merre | 67 | 297 | / |
| Miart | 67 | 250 | / |
| Maare | 67 | 230 | / |
| Mojer | 67 | 210 | / |
| Meyur | 67 | 204 | / |
| Meure | 67 | 198 | / |
| Mahyr | 67 | 193 | / |
| Marhe | 67 | 190 | / |
| Mhair | 67 | 173 | / |
| Mayir | 67 | 167 | / |
| Mijer | 67 | 166 | / |
| Mhesr | 67 | 163 | / |
| Mharh | 67 | 153 | / |
| Maurh | 67 | 152 | / |
| Mehor | 67 | 151 | / |
| Martt | 67 | 125 | / |
| Mmere | 67 | 125 | / |
| Muyar | 67 | 122 | / |
| Merhe | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mäger | 67 | 116 | / |
| Móger | 67 | 114 | / |
| Miyer | 67 | 109 | / |
| Maiar | 67 | 102 | / |
| Meuir | 67 | 101 | / |
| Mierz | 67 | 100 | / |
| Mesre | 67 | 99 | / |
| Myart | 67 | 89 | / |
| Meğer | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mähar | 67 | 82 | / |
| Máger | 67 | 80 | / |
| Meore | 67 | 75 | / |
| Muyer | 67 | 70 | / |
| Máyer | 67 | 68 | / |
| 'Mere | 67 | 67 | / |
| Mägar | 67 | 64 | / |
| Maair | 67 | 60 | / |
| Maahr | 67 | 57 | / |
| Hmeer | 67 | 55 | / |
| Mardt | 67 | 50 | / |
| Miare | 67 | 47 | / |
| Miehr | 67 | 47 | / |
| Maiur | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hmmer | 67 | 43 | / |
| Maľar | 67 | 43 | / |
| Moier | 67 | 34 | / |
| Myjer | 67 | 34 | / |
| H'Mar | 67 | 30 | / |
| Majár | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mhatr | 67 | 25 | / |
| Maurd | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mardh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hmerh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Merzh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Muier | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mejir | 67 | 16 | / |
| Marrh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mhoer | 67 | 15 | / |
| Martì | 67 | 15 | / |
| Moiar | 67 | 15 | / |
| Maisr | 67 | 14 | / |
| Miier | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mairh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Meyir | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mhetr | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mejyr | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mahrh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mieyr | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mertd | 67 | 11 | / |
| Meerz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mmare | 67 | 10 | / |
| Marhh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mierr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mattr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mesrt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muiar | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maurt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Meerr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mar'e | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mairt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Marhs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mheir | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mheer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mahrr | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maľár | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mjare | 67 | 6 | / |
| Merrh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Maiyr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mathr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maatr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Măjer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mhhar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mjhar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mauhr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mautr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maard | 67 | 4 | / |
| Myaar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmahr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Méier | 67 | 4 | / |
| Myhar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Majór | 67 | 4 | / |
| Marzz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Miiar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meohr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maayr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hmare | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maijr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meharova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Miahr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hmuer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Masrh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maird | 67 | 3 | / |
| Methr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maĺár | 67 | 3 | / |
| Meïer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mhart | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merdt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hmier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mhaur | 67 | 2 | / |
| Miasr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Metrz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marrz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maurp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maurr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mausr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Myier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meoor | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maaar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mójer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maerr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maihr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maerh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Méyer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maasr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meirr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meurr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mairz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayjr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meirz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mejhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miarh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myerr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmaer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmarr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmatr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmmar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meÿer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maurì | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Har | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majtr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahhr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maðar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maĺar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meňhardt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhahr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhajr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehír | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meorh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Méard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Méger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mëyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mòjer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Móyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åmmar | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Mar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meysr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyër | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maarr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meirp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmarz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgerh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ma'ar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moerr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mmard | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mayhr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meerd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mairr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meyhardt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meuhr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meiur | 67 | 0 | / |
| Marzh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Meior | 67 | 0 | / |
| Maurz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mgair | 67 | 0 | / |
| Merph | 67 | 0 | / |
Mear Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mear in the Tibetan language | ||
| མི་ཨེར་ | mier | - |
| Mear in the Marathi language | ||
| मेअर | me'ara | - |
| Mear in the Hindi language | ||
| मेर | mera | 33.33 |
| मेअर | me'ara | 33.33 |
| मेार | meara | 33.33 |
| Mear in the Russian language | ||
| Мэар | mear | - |
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