Meergans Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meergans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meergans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2891:278,56629,283
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Meergans Last Name Facts

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

Meergans occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Meergans.

How Common Is The Last Name Meergans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 891,661st most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Meergans live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 289 people, or 1 in 278,566. In Germany Meergans is most frequent in: Berlin, where 31 percent live, Bavaria, where 13 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mergans9313/
Mehrgans8819/
Meerganz8817/
Merans863/
Meergansová841/
Meierhans82670/
Meyerhans82283/
Morgans803,807/
Meirans80165/
Merganz8015/
Meyrans8011/
Meranse802/
Mierans801/
Merrans801/
Margans801/
Mehrans800/
Mereans800/
Mergansová785/
Mehrganz7510/
Meeranje754/
Margains751/
Mirans7150/
Meeramsth7142/
Myrans7120/
Mayerhans717/
Mejerzons711/
Merons711/
Meierhanz710/
Maurans6737/
Meyranx6729/
Meranze6718/
Mourans6713/
Margons677/
Meirāns673/
Merance673/
Mitrans672/
Moirans671/
Mayrans671/
Merranz671/
Mierons671/
Mehrams671/
Merrons670/
Morgons670/

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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
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  • 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 Meergans
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