Measures Surname

247,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Measures Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Measures Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2321:45,2265,696
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Canada801:460,57039,784
Australia441:613,53943,545
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
France101:6,642,272293,169
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8141:29,9454,020
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Measures Last Name Facts

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

The last name Measures is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Measures.

How Common Is The Last Name Measures? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 247,629th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,537,700 people. The last name Measures occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Measures reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Measures is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,232 people, or 1 in 45,226. In England it is most prevalent in: Leicestershire, where 20 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 7 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Measures Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Measures has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Measures surname increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 572 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Measures Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Measures surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Measures earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning R 227,964 per year; in United States they earn 15.7% more than the national average, earning $49,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $52,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Measure93107/
Mesures933/
Masures931/
Mehasure881/
Measured881/
Measurer880/
Meashure880/
Masure864,176/
Mesure86940/
Meschures828/
Mashurets821/
Massoures821/
Mesuret80283/
Maseure80260/
Meseure80247/
Masuret80132/
Matsure8042/
Massure8037/
Masaure8031/
Maisure8024/
Mashure8010/
Mhasure807/
Mazsure804/
Masuree803/
Masuris803/
Masutre802/
Mahsure802/
Masiure802/
Masoure802/
Mausure802/
Maysure801/
Mehsure801/
Meisure801/
Meshure801/
Mesurej801/
Masores801/
Mazures801/
Masuire801/
Masurei801/
Messure801/
Masureu801/
Measore800/
Majures800/
Mazurets751,663/
Masouris75366/
Matsaure75365/
Meshurie7599/
Mashaure7554/
Mhaisure7537/
Mashurie7536/
Massores7524/
Messores7517/
Massoure7515/
Meshuris7512/
Meshores7510/
Maxshure757/
Mehesure756/
Matsuree756/
Messires755/
Massires755/
Masurett755/
Maisurie754/
Mausuris754/
Messeure754/
Madsuree753/
Masurais752/
Mahasure751/
Maishure751/
Maisuree751/
Mayasure751/
Matshure751/
Masseure751/
Matsoure751/
Mesouris751/
Meshurer751/
Meshurys751/
Masura714,552/
Mazure712,858/
Masuri712,761/
Masore71679/
Majure71494/
Mesura71231/
Mesuri71155/
Matsouris7177/
Mezure7172/
Mesore7166/
Massoutre7157/
Massouris7156/
Misure7146/
Masury7140/
Macure7127/
Mecure7125/
Mehasuriy7113/
Mysure7110/
Meshouris716/
Mashurise716/
Mesuré714/
Messieres713/
Massourre713/
Mejure712/
Mishurets711/
Massourey711/
Mashuri677,151/
Mashura671,868/
Messore671,116/
Maisuri67764/
Masoura67721/
Masuriy67619/
Mashore67493/
Matsuri67395/
Mazurie67370/
Maisura67359/
Messuri67342/
Majurec67328/
Mesuriy67306/
Masouri67260/
Mashury67216/
Massura67188/
Madsuri67160/
Maesuri67159/
Mazuret67101/
Mechure6798/
Majurey6797/
Massuri6790/
Maysuri6764/
Mahsuri6763/
Messura6756/
Machure6748/
Mazurec6744/
Mayzure6741/
Masjuri6740/
Misurec6734/
Maysura6730/
Masjury6730/
Mazeure6729/
Massore6729/
Masurip6728/
Meisuri6724/
Meshuri6723/
Masauri6722/
Masuraa6722/
Massury6718/
Mascuri6716/
Masurha6715/
Masurih6714/
Masaura6713/
Maisury6712/
Masoree6711/
Magiure6710/
Matsury679/
Meshura679/
Meajuri678/
Maasuri677/
Mazurer676/
Masuray676/
Maazure676/
Masoury676/
Mesouri676/
Masurai675/
Majeure675/
Macuris675/
Mazzure675/
Myshure674/
Majureh674/
Misuris673/
Misiure673/
Mishure673/
Mascury673/
MacAure673/
Madjure673/
Misores673/
Maseura672/
Mitsure672/
MacUire672/
Masurui672/
Massouruis672/
Maisore672/
Majaure672/
Mazoure672/
Mausuri672/
Meshore672/
Mazurex672/
Missure672/
Majuree672/
Maizure672/
Majsuri671/
Majurer671/
Maijure671/
Maysore671/
Masuraj671/
Masurii671/
Masuuri671/
MacIure671/
Majoure671/
Mausura671/
Masoreh671/
Masurit671/
Majuris671/
Mahshouree671/
Mecuire671/
Mezuret671/
Mesauri671/
Meesura671/
Mazuree671/
Maszura671/
Masurgi671/
Majuire670/
Masurra670/
Majjure670/
Moisure670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Measures
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