Meerse Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meerse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meerse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Meerse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meerse is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Meerse.

How Common Is The Last Name Meerse? popularity and diffusion

Meerse is the 2,580,327th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Meerse live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Meerse is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 496,682. In The Netherlands Meerse is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 41 percent live, Groningen, where 26 percent live and Drenthe, where 18 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Meerse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meerse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meerse last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meerse Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Meerse earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $35,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $54,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meersse921/
Meersed921/
Meyerse920/
Meers914,916/
Merse91524/
Meyersie8610/
Meersche864/
Meerseet861/
Mersey83214/
Mearse83205/
Mersie83200/
Merser83122/
Mehers8384/
Mierse8358/
Meerße8338/
Mersei8328/
Mersed8327/
Mersee8319/
Moerse8316/
Merseh8310/
Mersse8310/
Merses834/
Myerse833/
Mersea833/
Mershe833/
Merset832/
Meerge831/
Meerss831/
Meerje831/
Meersz830/
Meirse830/
Merrse830/
Mers801,702/
Meggersee8067/
Meerssche806/
Meersheed801/
Mersier77250/
Mershed77238/
Meearsa7789/
Mejarse7778/
Meersch7773/
Merszei7730/
Mersche7713/
Meersha776/
Mersher774/
Meursey773/
Meercer772/
Mersses772/
Miearse771/
Merseis771/
Mehersh771/
Merseiz771/
Mershey771/
Merseet771/
Mersiea771/
Mersiet771/
Mearshe770/
Mersett770/
Merrsey770/
Merssie770/
Merrser770/
Mersser770/
Merssey770/
Meersheedh751/
Morse7369,570/
Mears7322,340/
Miers735,719/
Meurs733,878/
Mersa732,491/
Marse731,040/
Mersi73808/
Mersh73549/
Mersy73202/
Meirs73125/
Mirse7385/
Merss7344/
Meyrs7327/
Merst7317/
Mörse7312/
Mehrs7310/
Merrs733/
Metrs731/
Merzs731/
Mersz731/
Mersè731/
Mersé731/
Mersø731/
Myrse730/
Merscher71822/
Mersheed711/
Morehese711/
Meherssi711/
Merseett711/
Meyoerce711/
Mershead710/
Merschet710/
Mercer6778,422/
Mersha6753,062/
Merces6710,351/
Mersch675,238/
Morsey672,332/
Marsee671,286/
Meerza671,005/
Merger67954/
Merges67820/
Maarse67712/
Marseu67458/
Mercês67382/
Marsey67312/
Morsie67225/
Morsse67211/
Marshe67145/
Myrset67115/
Merzer6773/
Mharse6771/
Morshe6754/
Merscheid6752/
Marsie6747/
Marsei6746/
Merssa6744/
Morseu6743/
Mersid6737/
Mersai6727/
Mersit6725/
Merzes6724/
Marseh6723/
Mourse6721/
Morsee6721/
Mehrsh6719/
Mersis6717/
Mercis6715/
Meršer6714/
Mergis6713/
Mersip6713/
Merszi6713/
Myrsep6711/
Marsøe6710/
Merçes679/
Morhse679/
Merssi679/
Merjer678/
Mersih677/
Mörser677/
Meierzedt677/
Mercee676/
Morrse675/
Morseh675/
Mergee675/
Mearsa674/
Mershi674/
Merçês674/
Miersa674/
Mehrsi674/
Morsea673/
Meirsa673/
Marsea673/
Marsse673/
Miersh672/
Mirsea672/
Mersyh672/
Morsei671/
Mearsd671/
Marhse671/
Mirsee671/
Meysrs671/
Mersay671/
Mhersh671/
Merzee671/
Mearsh671/
Mhersi671/
Mierrs671/
Miersz671/
Mirsei671/
Mjrshe671/
Maggersee671/
Meerjt671/
Merssy671/
Meirsh670/
Meerch670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meerse
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