Moers Surname

148,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Moers Surname Definition:

MOERS: Derived from the town of Moers, in the Netherlands. Moer or Moeras, in Dutch, signifies a fen, marsh, or moor.

Moers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3071:61,5967,914
Belgium5331:21,5703,354
United States4821:751,98958,734
Netherlands4021:42,0087,125
Brazil881:2,432,66374,473
France651:1,021,888113,182
Australia281:964,13257,058
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Moërs (1) are calculated separately.

Moers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MOERS: Derived from the town of Moers, in the Netherlands. Moer or Moeras, in Dutch, signifies a fen, marsh, or moor.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Moers Last Name Facts

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

Moers (Russian: Моэрс) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as a variant: Moërs. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moers? popularity and diffusion

Moers is the 148,716th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,452,068 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Moers are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Moers is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,307 people, or 1 in 61,596. In Germany Moers is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent reside, Berlin, where 7 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 4 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Moers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moers surname rose 817 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moers last name are 17.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Moers earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 22.42% more than the national average, earning $52,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.39% less than the national average, earning $35,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moërs931/
Moyers917,127/
Mowers912,448/
Mouers911,902/
Mooers911,543/
Moerse9116/
Moehrs9114/
Moersh918/
Moiers912/
Mors892,553/
Mers891,702/
Moersch83644/
Moggers835/
Mowerrs831/
Mowiers831/
Mouyers830/
Myers80345,790/
Mears8022,340/
Moors809,318/
Miers805,719/
Meers804,916/
Meurs803,878/
Morss80819/
Mohrs80723/
Mersh80549/
Muers80227/
Maers80215/
Mours80184/
Meirs80125/
Morsh80125/
Morsø8049/
Merss8044/
Morrs8043/
Meyrs8027/
Moirs8013/
Mehrs8010/
Merrs803/
Morsz803/
Mersz801/
Morså801/
Mersø801/
Moyrs800/
Mooijers7711/
Moiyerss771/
Meyers7397,540/
Mayers7317,169/
Majors7313,395/
Mersch735,238/
Morsch734,469/
Meiers733,606/
Maiers731,422/
Miears73599/
Moorse73388/
Mearse73205/
Majers73132/
Mayors73129/
Mahers73118/
Moerch73113/
Meuers7396/
Meears7362/
Moyars7357/
Mauers7346/
Mourse7321/
Mijers7321/
Mehrsh7319/
Muyers7317/
Mawers7316/
Meyars7315/
Myerss7310/
Miyers736/
Mejers736/
Mujers735/
Mehars735/
Myerrs734/
Mejars734/
Myiers734/
Mmyers733/
Myyers733/
Maersh733/
Muiers733/
Maiors733/
Morrss732/
Miersh732/
Meyors731/
Mearsd731/
Meerss731/
Meysrs731/
Mhersh731/
Myersz731/
Mojors731/
Hmyers731/
Mearsh731/
Moutrs731/
Mierrs731/
Miersz731/
Mohirs731/
M'Yers731/
Morshh731/
Maerrs731/
Meiors730/
Meersz730/
Moorrs730/
Meuors730/
Meurst730/
Meiars730/
Meirse730/
Miyors730/
Meyirs730/
Mhyers730/
Meirsh730/
Moyersová711/
Mars6723,578/
Miersch672,863/
Mörs671,195/
Meggers67800/
Murs67177/
Meharsh67130/
Mauwers67115/
Maersch67107/
Märs6799/
Mejarse6778/
Meersch6773/
Muersch6756/
Mearsch6711/
Mahersh677/
Mayerrs674/
Meyerss673/
Meyesrs672/
Maggers672/
Mmeyers671/
Mayersz671/
Mauiers671/
Merš671/
D'Myers671/
Maherss671/
Miggers671/
Meuiers671/
Muggers671/
Moorsse671/
Meiiers671/
Mearshe670/
Majours670/
Mayhers670/
Meyeers670/
Mehears670/
Meyerrs670/
Meursch670/
Moutrss670/
Meyerse670/

Moers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moers in the Russian language
Моэрсmoers-

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