Mear Surname

186,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7821:84,94012,076
England6221:89,5799,677
United States4261:850,84364,837
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Australia621:435,41534,362
Canada611:604,02649,778
Wales371:83,6366,963
Northern Cyprus251:12,7603,292
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
India201:38,353,269431,471
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5421:44,9735,596
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, the lake or pond; dweller at the boundary line.

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

Mear Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mear (Hindi: मेर, Marathi: मेअर, Russian: Мэар, Tibetan: མི་ཨེར་) has its highest incidence in France. It can appear as: Méar. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mear? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 186,714th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,214,621 people. The last name Mear occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Mear live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Mear is also the 505,965th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 303 people.

The last name is most widespread in France, where it is held by 782 people, or 1 in 84,940. In France Mear is mostly found in: Brittany, where 66 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent are found. Excluding France this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Mear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mear has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mear surname rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 263 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 247 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mear surname are 12.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Méar9242/
Mehar8945,135/
Mejar89839/
Meyar89293/
Meare89177/
Miear8948/
Meard8928/
Meiar8925/
Mearz896/
Meear895/
Meaar895/
Meahr894/
Meart894/
Meatr894/
Meaur892/
Measr892/
Mgear891/
Mhear891/
Mearh891/
Mar86214,093/
Mer868,485/
Mehyar802,093/
Mehair8036/
Mehiar8032/
Meihar8028/
Meyyar8019/
Mejard8017/
Meyare8015/
Meyard808/
Meharr803/
Mieyar803/
Maiear802/
Meahor802/
Mejgar802/
Mehjar802/
Meahre801/
Meahrz801/
Meaoor801/
Measre801/
Meeyar801/
Mihear801/
Meijar801/
Mejear801/
Mejyar801/
Mhehar801/
Meyhar801/
Hmeľar801/
Meahrt801/
Meearh801/
Meyart801/
Meňhar801/
Mejiar801/
Meharh801/
Me'are801/
Mehhar801/
Meeart801/
Meyarr800/
Mohear800/
Mare7564,155/
Mert7551,699/
Mayr7547,052/
Meer7544,757/
Mair7538,622/
Merz7536,010/
Marr7533,046/
Mehr7528,066/
Mier7526,389/
Mere7523,753/
Hmar7518,020/
Mahr7512,778/
Myer7511,575/
Mart7510,848/
Mhar7510,077/
Maar756,567/
Masr756,391/
Marz755,507/
Maur754,567/
Mard754,007/
Maer753,692/
Meir752,913/
Meur752,596/
Myar751,482/
Marh751,331/
Meyr751,258/
Matr751,148/
Merh75516/
Muer75471/
Maár75451/
Merd75421/
Miar75389/
Moer75281/
Meor75260/
Mgar75242/
Metr75161/
Merr75124/
Marø75121/
Mher75114/
Mmer7577/
Merő7565/
Hmer7561/
Mesr7560/
Mmar7533/
Majr7521/
Marp7516/
Marù755/
Mejr754/
Mger754/
Marì753/
Maýr753/
Mjar752/
M'Ar751/
Marå751/
Meìr751/
Ømer751/
'Mer751/
Merp751/
Marë751/
Myheart73246/
Mehasre736/
Meehart734/
Meyhart732/
Meehard732/
Meheard731/
Meujahr731/
Meyhard731/
Meiyare731/
Meaoure731/
Meahour731/
Meehair731/
Maheyar731/
Meihard730/
Meahear730/
Meardth730/
Mayhear730/
Meehare730/
Meyer67751,243/
Mayer67304,473/
Meier67259,431/
Maier67199,669/
Mahar67159,341/
Major67109,190/
Mayor6760,057/
Moyer6751,967/
Mijar6719,178/
Majer6717,844/
Mauer6714,480/
Majur6710,479/
Meiyr677,921/
Mower676,400/
Meert676,121/
Moyar675,270/
Mhere674,893/
Mayur674,308/
Mayar673,909/
Maart673,763/
Marre673,236/
Mawer673,146/
Mojar673,125/
Maior672,965/
Mujar672,912/
Mejer672,669/
Meire672,176/
Meuer672,034/
Mahur672,026/
Meere671,799/
Mahrt671,586/
Májer671,445/
Miyar671,399/
Mihar671,366/
Mujer671,365/
Majar671,223/
Mauyr671,139/
Meyor67986/
Meyre67824/
Mađar67785/
Miard67706/
Mhare67706/
Mejor67623/
Majir67543/
Myard67471/
Maitr67453/
Mouer67372/
Meijaard67322/
Mehrz67308/
Merre67297/
Miart67250/
Maare67230/
Mojer67210/
Meyur67204/
Meure67198/
Mahyr67193/
Marhe67190/
Mhair67173/
Mayir67167/
Mijer67166/
Mhesr67163/
Mharh67153/
Maurh67152/
Mehor67151/
Martt67125/
Mmere67125/
Muyar67122/
Merhe67121/
Mäger67116/
Móger67114/
Miyer67109/
Maiar67102/
Meuir67101/
Mierz67100/
Mesre6799/
Myart6789/
Meğer6786/
Mähar6782/
Máger6780/
Meore6775/
Muyer6770/
Máyer6768/
'Mere6767/
Mägar6764/
Maair6760/
Maahr6757/
Hmeer6755/
Mardt6750/
Miare6747/
Miehr6747/
Maiur6743/
Hmmer6743/
Maľar6743/
Moier6734/
Myjer6734/
H'Mar6730/
Majár6727/
Mhatr6725/
Maurd6725/
Mardh6722/
Hmerh6721/
Merzh6719/
Muier6718/
Mejir6716/
Marrh6716/
Mhoer6715/
Martì6715/
Moiar6715/
Maisr6714/
Miier6713/
Mairh6713/
Meyir6713/
Mhetr6712/
Mejyr6712/
Mahrh6712/
Mieyr6711/
Mertd6711/
Meerz6711/
Mmare6710/
Marhh6710/
Mierr679/
Mattr679/
Mesrt679/
Muiar678/
Maurt678/
Meerr678/
Mar'e677/
Mairt676/
Marhs676/
Mheir676/
Mheer676/
Mahrr676/
Maľár676/
Mjare676/
Merrh676/
Maiyr675/
Mathr675/
Maatr675/
Măjer675/
Mhhar675/
Mjhar674/
Mauhr674/
Mautr674/
Maard674/
Myaar674/
Mmahr674/
Méier674/
Myhar674/
Majór674/
Marzz674/
Miiar674/
Meohr674/
Maayr674/
Hmare673/
Maijr673/
Meharova673/
Miahr673/
Hmuer673/
Masrh673/
Maird673/
Methr673/
Maĺár673/
Meïer673/
Mhart673/
Merdt673/
Hmier672/
Mhaur672/
Miasr672/
Metrz672/
Marph672/
Marrz672/
Maurp672/
Maurr672/
Mausr672/
Myier672/
Meoor672/
Maaar672/
Mójer672/
Maerr672/
Maihr672/
Maerh672/
Méyer672/
Maasr672/
Meirr671/
Mauur671/
Meurr671/
Mairz671/
Mayjr671/
Masrr671/
Marht671/
Marrt671/
Meyrt671/
Mehrh671/
Meirz671/
Mejhr671/
Merrt671/
Merzs671/
Merzz671/
Mhyer671/
Miarh671/
Myerr671/
Myare671/
Hmaer671/
Hmarr671/
Hmatr671/
Hmmar671/
Myyer671/
Martd671/
Meÿer671/
Maiir671/
Martï671/
Maurì671/
M'Har671/
Marrr671/
Majtr671/
Mahhr671/
Mayrt671/
Maðar671/
Maĺar671/
Meňhardt671/
Mhahr671/
Mhajr671/
Mehír671/
Mehrr671/
Meorh671/
Merht671/
Méard671/
Méger671/
Mëyer671/
Mòjer671/
Móyer671/
Åmmar671/
D'Mar671/
Meysr671/
Mahrd671/
Meyër671/
Meird671/
Maarr671/
Myarz671/
Meirp671/
Mmarz671/
Mgerh671/
Majrh671/
Ma'ar671/
Moerr670/
Mmard670/
Mayhr670/
Meerd670/
Mairr670/
Meyhardt670/
Meuhr670/
Meiur670/
Marzh670/
Meior670/
Maurz670/
Mgair670/
Merph670/

Mear Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mear in the Tibetan language
མི་ཨེར་mier-
Mear in the Marathi language
मेअरme'ara-
Mear in the Hindi language
मेरmera33.33
मेअरme'ara33.33
मेारmeara33.33
Mear in the Russian language
Мэарmear-

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