Messerer Surname

230,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Messerer Surname User-submission:

Messerer is a German and Yiddish surname, denoting someone who makes knives, derived from the German word messer, meaning 'knife'.

Messerer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1811:68,1678,724
Austria2851:29,8794,806
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
France451:1,476,060142,161
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Messerer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Messerer is a German and Yiddish surname, denoting someone who makes knives, derived from the German word messer, meaning 'knife'.

- haffman97

Messerer Last Name Facts

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

Messerer (Russian: Мессерер) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Messerer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 230,125th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,143,005 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Messerer live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Messerer is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,181 people, or 1 in 68,167. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 84 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Messerer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Messerer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Messerer surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Messerer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Messerer are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered with the party.

The amount Messerer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $50,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.92% more than the national average, earning $60,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messcerer940/
Messere931,834/
Meserer931/
Messiereur895/
Messierier891/
Messeret887,589/
Meiserer8827/
Masserer8812/
Messeure884/
Meyssere881/
Meissere881/
Messeree881/
Mosserer881/
Messerei881/
Messiere881/
Messerie880/
Mesere86227/
Massierer82173/
Mesiereur827/
Masserrer822/
Messerhed821/
Messeheri821/
Meiserier820/
Meseret80327,989/
Messeri801,268/
Missere80575/
Meseure80247/
Messery80179/
Messire8072/
Messera8061/
Meßerer8027/
'Mesere8023/
Mesiere8011/
Meseree805/
Meserez804/
Meserie803/
Meshere802/
Meserri802/
Metsere802/
Miesere801/
Meserep801/
Meserge801/
Meserze801/
Miserer801/
Meisere801/
Meseres801/
Messére801/
Meserey800/
Meserre800/
Maisserier782/
Meascerger781/
Massierrer781/
Miserere75412/
Massirer75341/
Messerhi75245/
Meshorer75217/
Misserey75197/
Messieri7551/
Messeruy7551/
Meshirer7533/
Meissera7525/
Meeseree7514/
Mesieres7513/
Meyserie7510/
Messires755/
Misseres755/
Mesharer754/
Messeiry754/
Masierer753/
Maissere753/
Mesereit752/
Misserri751/
Meserzey751/
Missiere751/
Misserez751/
Meeseery751/
Messerys751/
Messerza751/
Misere71639/
Messerich71297/
Mesery71187/
Meseri71179/
Meshoyrer7141/
Maisserie7113/
Mesera7111/
Mezere7111/
Mesire716/
Messerith713/
Messerzhy713/
Mecere711/
Mysere711/
Mesheirre710/
Misserris710/
Misseri671,061/
Miserez67953/
Messiry67347/
Mezerri67185/
Miserey67183/
Mishere67174/
Miserre67121/
Mesiera67101/
Missire6796/
Missera6787/
Meiseri6738/
Messiri6730/
Meseray6727/
Myssera6725/
Mesires6723/
Mechere6721/
Mesheri6717/
Meshera6713/
Missery6712/
Maisere6712/
Maßerer6711/
Miserie679/
Miserra677/
Miseres677/
Mosirer676/
Meshcheret675/
Masirer675/
Meserit674/
Meseiry674/
Meisera672/
Miseera672/
Mosarer671/
Moserjr671/
Mizerer671/
Mecerra671/
Moserir671/
Misseré671/
Miscere671/
Miseeri671/
Miserée671/
Meserha671/
Messirj671/
Meserhi671/
Messira671/
Measeri671/
Masorer670/
Meshire670/

Messerer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Messerer in the Russian language
Мессерерmesserer-

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