Messerer Surname
Approximately 1,759 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,181 | 1:68,167 | 8,724 |
| Austria | 285 | 1:29,879 | 4,806 |
| United States | 120 | 1:3,020,491 | 176,226 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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'.
- haffman97Messerer Demographics
Average Messerer Salary in
United States
$50,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Messerer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Messerer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Messerer (Russian: Мессерер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Messerer? popularity and diffusion
Messerer is the 230,125th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,143,005 people. The surname Messerer occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Messerer are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,181 people, or 1 in 68,167. In Germany Messerer is most common in: Bavaria, where 84 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found and Hesse, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Germany it is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Messerer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Messerer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Messerer surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Messerer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Messerer surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for 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
Messerer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Messerer in the Russian language | ||
| Мессерер | messerer | - |
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