Májer Surname

270,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Májer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Májer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,4381:6,826819
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Majer (17,844) & Măjer (5) are calculated separately.

Májer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Májer is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Majer or Măjer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Májer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 270,023rd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,043,284 people. The last name Májer occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Májer live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is borne by 1,438 people, or 1 in 6,826. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 26 percent live, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 9 percent live and Tolna County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Hungary this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majer9317,844/
Măjer935/
Mejer802,669/
Mujer801,365/
Mojer80210/
Mijer80166/
Máger8080/
Máyer8068/
Myjer8034/
Mójer802/
Mòjer801/
Mázer801/
Meijer7345,303/
Maijer73417/
Mojzer73250/
Majzer73232/
Majher73232/
Majerz73226/
Madjer73132/
Mujeer7361/
Motjer7350/
Majger7342/
Maujer7331/
Majier7326/
Mojher7326/
Majeer7324/
Majjer7310/
Mijjer738/
Majser738/
Mhajer738/
Mojert737/
Masjer735/
Mohjer734/
Maajer734/
Mahjer733/
Mejier733/
Majerd732/
Meyjer732/
Miejer732/
Majcer732/
Mojerd731/
Matjer731/
Moojer731/
Moujer731/
Mojerz731/
Moijer731/
Mejert731/
Mójzer731/
Meajer730/
Mayjer730/
Meer6744,757/
Mier6726,389/
Myer6711,575/
Majcher6711,489/
Maje676,856/
Maer673,692/
Moje673,187/
Meir672,913/
Meur672,596/
Mear672,267/
Meyr671,258/
Majgier67612/
Meijere67494/
Muer67471/
Moer67281/
Mooijer67209/
Madjere6785/
Moudjer6782/
Mojcher6753/
Meijjer6730/
Máji6728/
Majr6721/
Mahdjer6720/
Mojr6716/
Mahajer6716/
Mujeere6714/
Moujher6710/
Maaijer678/
Maijere676/
Matjere675/
Mijr675/
Mejr674/
Majseer674/
Modjere673/
Meajher672/
Mhaijer672/
Majjere672/
Mojgier672/
Mojheer671/
Majheer671/
Mujr671/
MacHjer671/
Maujere671/
Mhadjer671/
Majeher671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Májer
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