Meurer Surname
Approximately 22,073 people bear this surname
Meurer Surname User-submission:
German: occupational name for a builder of walls of stone or brick, from an agent derivative of Middle High German mure, German, mauer 'wall' (from Latin murus 'wall', especially a city wall).
Meurer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,302 | 1:7,123 | 890 |
| Brazil | 7,297 | 1:29,337 | 1,255 |
| United States | 2,634 | 1:137,608 | 14,378 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| Netherlands | 143 | 1:118,092 | 18,619 |
| Paraguay | 137 | 1:52,823 | 1,502 |
| Australia | 117 | 1:230,732 | 21,761 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 216 | 1:232,494 | 19,571 |
Meurer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
German: occupational name for a builder of walls of stone or brick, from an agent derivative of Middle High German mure, German, mauer 'wall' (from Latin murus 'wall', especially a city wall).
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Meurer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meurer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meurer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meurer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meurer is the 24,488th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 330,157 people. Meurer occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Meurer reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 11,302 people, or 1 in 7,123. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 55 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent live and Hesse, where 8 percent live. Apart from Germany Meurer exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.
Meurer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Meurer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meurer surname rose 1,219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Meurer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Meurer last name are 18.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.72% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Meurer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 281.45% more than the national average, earning R 906,468 per year; in Colombia they earn 34.89% less than the national average, earning $14,780,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $48,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $51,586 CAD per year.
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