Meurers Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meurers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meurers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5081:158,47518,883
Austria281:304,12334,120
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Meurers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meurers is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meurers? popularity and diffusion

Meurers is the 562,869th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,944,131 people. The surname Meurers occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Meurers reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 508 people, or 1 in 158,475. In Germany Meurers is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 78 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Not including Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 5 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merers923/
Muyrers86134/
Maurers8624/
Mergers863/
Meyrers861/
Mourers860/
Merrers860/
Muijrers80192/
Mauriers802/
Murars7727/
Myrers774/
Mirers773/
Morers771/
Marers771/
Moreirs7134/
Margers7113/
Moorers714/
Myrerrs711/
Mariers711/
Müyrers711/
Moraers711/
Murrors710/
Mireers710/
Marhers710/
Morrers710/
Marrers710/
Mehrorsz671/
Mijarers671/
Mayorers671/
Murreurs670/
Morars627/
Morirs624/
Marirs621/
Mirars621/
Marors621/
Morors621/
Marars620/
Morairs573/
Mirrors571/
Morrors570/
Mirrorsh531/
Morhairs530/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meurers
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