März Surname

52,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

März Surname User-submission:

März is the German word for 'March', the third month of the year.

März Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,2201:8,7321,078
Austria3111:27,3814,344
Czechia1571:67,72911,368
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Marz (5,507) are calculated separately.

März Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

März is the German word for 'March', the third month of the year.

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März Last Name Facts

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

The last name März is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as: Marz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name März? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 52,429th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 746,751 people. The last name März occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of März reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

März is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 9,220 people, or 1 in 8,732. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 43 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent live and Hesse, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany März exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 3 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.

März Last Name Statistics demography

März earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 38.5% less than the national average, earning 212,830 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marz925,507/
Märtz89304/
Märcz89292/
Merz7536,010/
Mirz75859/
Mörz75570/
Morz75131/
Märc757/
Mjrz751/
Mertz6717,608/
Martz6714,311/
Maerz671,942/
Mercz67691/
Mehrz67308/
Mortz67268/
Mierz67100/
Mércz6760/
Mirtz6759/
Mörtz6753/
Morcz6738/
Moerz6714/
Mircz6712/
Mohrz6712/
Meerz6711/
Mahrz679/
Mearz676/
Marzz674/
Mörcz673/
Mardz673/
Myrtz673/
Marrz672/
Mretz671/
Mairz671/
Meirz671/
Merzc671/
Merzs671/
Merzz671/
Mmarz671/
Merdz671/
Märts671/
Mirzz671/
Mordz671/
Mirrz670/
Mirzs670/

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