Már Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Iceland

Már Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Már Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1851:53,0615,623
Czechia561:189,88327,834
Iceland171:22,3581,772
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Mar (214,093) are calculated separately.

Már (81) may also be a first name.

Már Last Name Facts

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

The last name Már occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Mar. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Már? popularity and diffusion

The last name Már is the 975,866th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Már reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 1,068,082nd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 81 people.

Már is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 53,061. In Hungary Már is primarily concentrated in: Heves County, where 24 percent are found, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 22 percent are found and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary Már is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 21 percent are found and Iceland, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mar89214,093/
Maár86451/
Máhr86245/
Márt862/
Márh861/
Maľár756/
Maĺár753/
Mor6736,897/
Márová67488/
Mór67125/
Môr671/

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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 Már
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