der Merwe Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

der Merwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

der Merwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

der Merwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname der Merwe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name der Merwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name der Merwe is the 1,333,288th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of der Merwe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 334,430. In South Africa der Merwe is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 29 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 19 percent reside and Western Cape, where 17 percent reside. Not including South Africa der Merwe exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent reside and Namibia, where 1 percent reside.

der Merwe Last Name Statistics demography

der Merwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.68% less than the national average, earning R 112,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dermerwe942/
der Merve891/
der Moere891/
Dor Merwe891/
der Meer8225/
Dermeire821/
Derimere821/
ter Mere821/
Dermerre821/
Dermer801,650/
Derumiere7832/
Deremer751,713/
Dermyer75145/
Doermer75113/
Dearmer7589/
Deermer7540/
Deramer759/
Derimer757/
Duermer757/
Dermeer752/
Deromer752/
Diermer751/
Dermero751/
Dermery751/
Dromere751/
Deirmer750/
Derumer750/
Dermmer750/
Daermer750/
ter Meer71435/
Deromero71143/
Dereamer71134/
Dar Amer7178/
Duermyer7170/
Diermyer7165/
Deriemer7153/
de Remer7134/
Dereemer7133/
Deurmyer7132/
Dereimer7129/
Dearmyer7121/
Derameru7114/
de Romer717/
Dearmero717/
Derhamer714/
Dermeyer713/
Deurmeir712/
Duermeir712/
Deramery711/
Deromera711/
Deromeri711/
Dearamer711/
Dirimere711/
de Römer711/
De-Remer711/
Dermoyer710/
Derhumer710/
Dermeuer710/
Dormer674,085/
Termer67830/
Diermeier67809/
Dromer67598/
Derhammer67474/
Darmer67431/
Drimer67247/
Dörmer67194/
Dramer67170/
de Romero67166/
Diermaier67160/
Derheimer67156/
Drumer67155/
de Romeri67141/
Drymer67118/
de Armero67109/
Duermeyer6787/
Durmer6773/
Dearhamer6764/
Dremer6762/
Diermayer6757/
Diermeyer6742/
Terremere6740/
de Riemer6726/
Duermeier6720/
Dar Amery6720/
Dermar6716/
Deurmeier6713/
Drömer6712/
de Roemer6711/
Teremerwa6710/
de Rameru678/
de Ramery676/
Dirmer675/
de Romree674/
de Reamer673/
der Maria673/
Dermir672/
Dürmer672/
Dőrmer672/
Doermeyer671/
Dearmeyer671/
Dueremyer671/
de Reimer671/
de Romera671/
der Mario671/
Termereau671/
Dür Meier671/
Dermor671/
Drmeir671/
Deurmeyer670/
Deermeyer670/
Doerhomer670/
Derrhamer670/
Derhiemer670/
Derrmoyer670/
de Metruis633/
de Morvay562/

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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 der Merwe
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