Surname מאיר (Mayer 
, מאיר 
, Meir , and others...) , in all the world, is a widespread cognomen. The surname מאיר is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Austria, where it is a common surname, Germany, and Liechtenstein (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and Austria. Very seldom, מאיר is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Maier, Meir, Mayer, Myer | Germany, Austria, France, Brazil, United States |
| מאיר | Israel |
| Меир | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Lithuania |
| Meïr | France |
| Меїр | Ukraine |
| רבי מאיר Jewish rabbi, IL (b. 101) |
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| שמואל בן מאיר French rabbi, FR (b. 1080) |
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יעקב מאיר chief rabbis of HaYeshuv, IL (b. 1856) |
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זלמה מאיר Head nurse, Shaare Zedek Hospital, IL (b. 1884) |
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ליאו אריה מאיר Israeli scholar of Islamic art and rector of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1895-1959), IL (b. 1895) |
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יוסף מאיר IL (b. 1890) |
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מיכאל מאיר Israeli archaeologist, IL (b. 1922) |
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ג'ין מאיר Israeli ceramic artist, IL (b. 1924) |
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אלחנן מאיר full professor from the Department of Psychological at the Tel Aviv University, IL (b. 1936) |
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יששכר מאיר IL (b. 1927) |
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| מקס מאיר IL (b. 1886) |
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גדעון מאיר Israeli diplomat, IL (b. 1947) |
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| זאב דב אלתר מאיר IL (b. 1891) |
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יגאל מאיר Condensed Matter Physicist, IL (b. 1957) |
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עירית מאיר Israeli linguist, IL (b. 1957) |
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