Meertens Surname
Approximately 2,932 people bear this surname
Meertens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,045 | 1:8,258 | 1,023 |
| Belgium | 537 | 1:21,409 | 3,316 |
| United States | 85 | 1:4,264,223 | 227,504 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Meertens Demographics
Average Meertens Salary in
United States
$45,764 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meertens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meertens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meertens occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meertens? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 150,438th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,485,520 people. The last name Meertens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Meertens are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,045 people, or 1 in 8,258. In The Netherlands Meertens is most numerous in: Limburg, where 32 percent are found, South Holland, where 16 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands Meertens is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Meertens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Meertens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Meertens surname expanded 2,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Meertens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Meertens are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Meertens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.03% less than the national average, earning R 104,496 per year; in United States they earn 6.06% more than the national average, earning $45,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning $59,955 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mertens | 93 | 67,888 | / |
| Maertens | 88 | 7,208 | / |
| Mehrtens | 88 | 2,866 | / |
| Meertins | 88 | 173 | / |
| Merttens | 88 | 32 | / |
| Mertiens | 88 | 21 | / |
| Merthens | 88 | 4 | / |
| Meertems | 88 | 2 | / |
| Moertens | 88 | 1 | / |
| Meirtens | 88 | 1 | / |
| Meartens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mhertens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Mertns | 86 | 2 | / |
| Meiertöns | 82 | 33 | / |
| Meyertöns | 82 | 3 | / |
| Merthiens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Martens | 80 | 90,372 | / |
| Mertins | 80 | 4,763 | / |
| Märtens | 80 | 2,175 | / |
| Mortens | 80 | 77 | / |
| Mertenz | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mertyns | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mertems | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mirtens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mertensová | 78 | 24 | / |
| Maartens | 75 | 4,265 | / |
| Martiens | 75 | 691 | / |
| Marthens | 75 | 255 | / |
| Maertins | 75 | 210 | / |
| Martensz | 75 | 114 | / |
| Morthens | 75 | 60 | / |
| Marteens | 75 | 12 | / |
| Mertihns | 75 | 10 | / |
| Marttens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Märttens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merthins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meartins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehrtems | 75 | 1 | / |
| Martenns | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marten's | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehrtins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mertence | 75 | 0 | / |
| Mahrtens | 75 | 0 | / |
| Martns | 71 | 262 | / |
| Marthiens | 71 | 133 | / |
| Maartensz | 71 | 69 | / |
| Martienss | 71 | 7 | / |
| Maartiens | 71 | 5 | / |
| Martins | 67 | 2,309,980 | / |
| Märtins | 67 | 381 | / |
| Martenz | 67 | 87 | / |
| Martíns | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mertinz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mortins | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mirtins | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mertinsová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marthns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mertynz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martìns | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Meertens
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