Meurer Surname

24,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,3021:7,123890
Brazil7,2971:29,3371,255
United States2,6341:137,60814,378
France1791:371,07755,233
Netherlands1431:118,09218,619
Paraguay1371:52,8231,502
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Belgium261:442,17945,013
England171:3,277,533109,658
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Sweden121:820,56361,223
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

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).

- demaurer

Meurer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meurer occurs most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Meurer.

How Common Is The Last Name Meurer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,488th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 330,157 people. The last name Meurer is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Meurer are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 11,302 people, or 1 in 7,123. In Germany Meurer is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 55 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent reside and Hesse, where 8 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Meurer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meurer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meurer surname increased 1,219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meurer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meurer surname are 18.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.72% 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meurier92129/
Meurger9262/
Meuerer9211/
Meurrer926/
Meureur921/
Meurere921/
Meuhrer920/
Murer914,761/
Merer91785/
Meure91198/
Meurrier8628/
Meaurier862/
Maurer83101,523/
Mehrer831,471/
Mourer831,452/
Merere831,426/
Meuret831,297/
Merger83954/
Murrer83509/
Merrer83489/
Murere83446/
Meyrer83445/
Moerer83442/
Muhrer83258/
Murier83208/
Meuree83203/
Meirer83171/
Meurée83120/
Meures83109/
Meurie8399/
Murger8397/
Meurez8389/
Merzer8373/
Merier8368/
Mierer8346/
Muerer8332/
Meurey8326/
Meurre8320/
Meurri8315/
Mesrer8311/
Merher8310/
Meroer833/
Mereer833/
Maerer833/
Mgurer832/
Mearer832/
Muurer832/
Meureu832/
Meuere831/
Meurep831/
Mureer831/
Myerer830/
Muirer830/
Meraer830/
Mure808,564/
Meurerová801/
Mourier774,198/
Mauerer771,678/
Maurier77984/
Merzier77456/
Meurgey77340/
Meyerer77217/
Meierer77152/
Meyrier77147/
Merrier77130/
Meurett7772/
Maurere7746/
Muehrer7728/
Maehrer7724/
Moehrer7717/
Mayerer7717/
Meirier7712/
Mourere7711/
Mureire777/
Moyerer776/
Maheure775/
Mureere775/
Meahrer774/
Moierer773/
Maurrer773/
Mehrear772/
Mowerer772/
Merhert772/
Meurrie772/
Maureer772/
Moerrer772/
Majurer771/
Maurerr771/
Meyhrer771/
Mherere771/
Muerrer771/
Meharer771/
Mawerer771/
Maaerer771/
Meurije771/
Mereere771/
Meirerz771/
Murrier770/
Mourrer770/
Mouerer770/
Mayurer770/
Maierer770/
Muhrier770/
Meurray770/
Murry7313,044/
Maure7310,036/
Moure739,495/
Murei735,631/
Miere735,192/
Maere733,179/
Murri733,056/
Murra732,656/
Muree732,431/
Meire732,176/
Murie731,873/
Muret731,849/
Murre731,821/
Meere731,799/
Murhe731,678/
Murea731,418/
Murey731,303/
Meury731,292/
Murge73964/
Morer73943/
Murez73841/
Meyre73824/
Mures73814/
Marer73541/
Mirer73433/
Meura73263/
Mutre73230/
Meare73177/
Moere73165/
Mureh73164/
Myrer73161/
Muery73155/
Mured73151/
Mureu73151/
Meeri73147/
Mgure7397/
Mhure7394/
Muere7388/
Musre7386/
Mürer7381/
Meery7371/
Mueri7349/
Muire7348/
Meuri7347/
Mörer7339/
Murje7337/
Murir7335/
Murep7327/
Muyre7315/
Myere7311/
Merir737/
Márer737/
Mureş737/
Muure736/
Murej736/
Mérer735/
Murré735/
Muhre734/
Murze734/
Mmure733/
Meerj732/
Mureš731/
Mureș731/
Meryr730/
Mawerere712,948/
Mourrier71148/
Mayerere7136/
Moureyre7132/
Mujerere717/
Muirherd713/
Muyerere712/
Moureire711/
Mauuerer711/
Majerere711/
Meireire711/
Mayeerer711/
Meurrahy711/
Meurhead710/
Murray67458,501/
Murree6711,280/
Mahure679,616/
Mawere678,457/
Mureed678,055/
Mouret676,427/
Moorer675,817/
Marier673,872/
Mehare673,732/
Meares673,194/
Mourey673,080/
Marere672,804/
Murrey672,710/
Morier672,200/
Moures671,673/
Meuris671,657/
Maurey671,446/
Mourra671,351/
Mujere671,348/
Morere671,190/
Mahrer671,171/
Mayere671,101/
Morger671,060/
Murrie671,032/
Mujeri671,006/
Mourre67935/
Mohrer67824/
Mauree67713/
Myhrer67662/
Murire67654/
Muyres67622/
Mujera67578/
Meiere67574/
Mouree67542/
Mauret67531/
Majere67519/
Moureu67498/
Majure67494/
Murris67479/
Marger67403/
Mojere67384/
Marrer67365/
Murzea67342/
Muyere67310/
Mijere67298/
Muyera67296/
Maurerová67289/
Merair67283/
Murrai67266/
Maurie67261/
Moured67260/
Mirrer67251/
Maurri67250/
Möhrer67245/
Mireur67242/
Maures67209/
Meyere67203/
Musrea67199/
Mourez67193/
Mayure67169/
Meeraj67167/
Mayrer67158/
Mautre67155/
Mirere67154/
Mejera67142/
Meytre67134/
Mairer67128/
Maured67112/
Mouery67103/
Moyere67102/
Maiere6799/
Mührer6796/
Mauryr6791/
Maurea6790/
Mourie6787/
Mierea6786/
Muthre6785/
Mahwerere6783/
Maurry6781/
Murraj6777/
Murihe6770/
Musrep6767/
Mejare6762/
Muress6759/
Meyret6759/
Mourry6758/
Merire6757/
Meireh6757/
Murret6755/
Meires6752/
Murgey6751/
Muresh6750/
Mauery6748/
Moreir6745/
Murrei6745/
Muyire6745/
Mutrey6744/
Murrhy6744/
Maurei6744/
Maiure6743/
Muires6743/
Marher6742/
Maurez6742/
Moirer6740/
Mérier6737/
Meyuri6734/
Musrri6733/
Meirei6732/
Mejere6732/
Mourei6732/
Murgir6730/
Meuray6729/
Mohure6728/
Meitre6726/
Morrer6725/
Muiere6725/
Mejire6724/
Moyrer6723/
Marzer6723/
Mheeri6723/
Mourri6719/
Mowere6717/
Murhey6717/
Mourge6717/
Maehre6716/
Meyres6716/
Morher6716/
Muereh6716/
Mörger6716/
Meyare6715/
Meirez6715/
Moueri6715/
Muyare6714/
Miyere6714/
Méreur6713/
Mareer6713/
Murrio6713/
Meyera6713/
Mierre6713/
Meeree6713/
Mejeri6712/
Muread6712/
Merrir6711/
Murhed6711/
Mearea6711/
Murhej6711/
Meirea6710/
Muyeri6710/
Mereur6710/
Murair679/
Mourea679/
Meerai679/
Mearej679/
Maurje678/
Meiore678/
Maueri677/
Maureh677/
Mejery677/
Musrey676/
Murhee676/
Murruy676/
Mauere676/
Meyeri676/
Maarer676/
Moureh676/
Moureï676/
Mujare675/
Mörzer675/
Marerr675/
Mmyere675/
Mmeuri675/
Mujire675/
Mureit675/
Meyery674/
Maurir674/
Mejore674/
Maurra674/
Maurre674/
Meurrauhy674/
Murraa674/
Mejrie674/
Murriz674/
Murroy673/
Mauyre673/
Meerij673/
Mirear673/
Murirt673/
Murrza673/
Murehy673/
Meerry673/
Moutre673/
Murett673/
Mureph673/
Mourir673/
Maurerova673/
Mejreh673/
Mejàre673/
Morear672/
Mhuire672/
Meritr672/
Maraer672/
Mirier672/
Murryy672/
Meryre672/
Murrid672/
Mearge672/
Mearie672/
Mawereere672/
Mureea672/
Mureid672/
Mureis672/
Musred671/
Murred671/
Mearey671/
Murets671/
Murzyr671/
Mmurry671/
Maurej671/
Maerea671/
Maerre671/
Meahre671/
Measre671/
Meatre671/
Meerej671/
Meerey671/
Meerge671/
Misrer671/
Meuraj671/
Merzjr671/
Mhutre671/
Morerr671/
Moreyr671/
Mourje671/
Mosrer671/
Mutrri671/
Murepp671/
Muriey671/
Murije671/
Murrir671/
Murrit671/
Myrear671/
Muhrep671/
Mujrej671/
Mueray671/
Mueriy671/
Muerry671/
Marear671/
Maureu671/
Mureet671/
Murreh671/
Maroer671/
Meerri671/
Merior671/
Mgoere671/
Meireu671/
Murrha671/
Mauera671/
Maurée671/
Maereh671/
Mareur671/
Meeray671/
Motrer671/
Mourré671/
Meurys671/
Mgurey671/
Mierey671/
Morzer671/
Murzey671/
Murrre671/
Murráy671/
Mujres671/
Muredd671/
Murees671/
Mährer671/
'Meere671/
Moreer671/
Meereh671/
Me'are671/
Mureuh671/
Murayr671/
Mharer671/
Mouera671/
Murhei671/
Mourhe671/
Muruir671/
Meiree671/
Meerei671/
Meeroj671/
Mmeerj671/
Merhir671/
Meurit671/
Mieree671/
Maeree671/
Murhie670/
Meuary670/
Murrry670/
Matrer670/
Meyrei670/
Murrhe670/
Muirry670/
Muhree670/
Moroer670/
Myreir670/
Meirra670/
Myrrer670/
Mearez670/
Muretz670/
Muehre670/
Murres670/
Myrier670/
Mirger670/

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