Meerten Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Belgium

Meerten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meerten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2101:80,41513,503
Belgium1441:79,83812,578
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Meerten (75) may also be a first name.

Meerten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meerten occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Meerten.

How Common Is The Last Name Meerten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 727,600th most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Meerten live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 75 people.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 80,415. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 65 percent live, South Holland, where 10 percent live and Gelderland, where 9 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Meerten occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Meerten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meerten has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Meerten surname declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meerten Last Name Statistics demography

Meerten earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.19% more than the national average, earning $63,078 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meerdten930/
Merten9216,463/
Meertn921/
Maerten862,867/
Mehrten86196/
Merthen8644/
Mertten8626/
Merhten865/
Merteen862/
Mertien861/
Mertenn861/
Mertn8346/
Mayerten801/
Merthien800/
Marten7717,286/
Mertin773,183/
Morten771,971/
Märten77399/
Mérten77187/
Myrten77165/
Mertyn77108/
Mertem778/
Mirten774/
Mertín772/
Mörten771/
Mertenová7550/
Mertenova7514/
Marthen711,386/
Marteen71763/
Martien71524/
Maarten71218/
Merting71207/
Maertin71179/
Mertina71103/
Mertink7195/
Morthen7189/
Martenn7148/
Meurtin7133/
Mertion7115/
Mertyna7115/
Martten717/
Meartin716/
Martehn716/
Myrthen716/
Mirthen715/
Mortien712/
Mesrtin711/
Mörthen711/
Mertijn711/
Maertìn711/
Mourten711/
Mairten710/
Mirtien710/
Mortoen710/
Mehrtin710/
Martaen710/
Maurten710/
Morrten710/
Marhten710/
Martn675,350/
Marthien6779/
Maarthen6735/
Mertingk6726/
Meyrtink675/
Märtn672/
Morthien671/
Maharten671/
Mortn671/
Mardtuen671/
Mehrting670/

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