Meerts Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Meerts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meerts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4321:26,6134,234
Netherlands3121:54,1269,292
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
United States71:51,779,848968,877
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Meerts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meerts (Russian: Меерц) occurs most in Belgium. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meerts? popularity and diffusion

Meerts is the 427,014th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,008,091 people. The last name Meerts is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Meerts reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 26,613. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 78 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 13 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Belgium it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 39 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Meerts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meerts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meerts last name rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meerts Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Meerts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.29% more than the national average, earning R 407,040 per year and in United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meertse926/
Meherts921/
Meert916,121/
Merts912,948/
Meertz83120/
Mertts8342/
Myerts8322/
Meerte8310/
Meerht832/
Mertse832/
Maerts831/
Mertzs831/
Merrts830/
Mert8051,699/
Mertsch77920/
Meňhert7734/
Merrtts770/
Mertz7317,608/
Marts732,170/
Merte731,301/
Merth73528/
Morts73125/
Mirts7373/
Miert7351/
Mertd7311/
Meerz7311/
Mesrt739/
Meart734/
Merdt733/
Märts731/
Meyrt731/
Merrt731/
Mertc731/
Mertx731/
Merzs731/
Merzt731/
Merht731/
Mehrt730/
Myrts730/
Meerd730/
Miertsch71201/
Mertzsch7137/
Mertsova7118/
Maertsch7115/
Mehetrte711/
Maertz67697/
Myrets67149/
Mertçe67147/
Meirte67136/
Meyret6759/
Muertz6758/
Merthe6741/
Meartz6737/
Miertzsch6724/
Mierth6718/
Merchs6714/
Miertz679/
Martts678/
Moertz678/
Merrtt677/
Marths676/
Martsh676/
Mertci675/
Mesrte674/
Mirtse673/
Mertch672/
Morrts672/
Meirtz672/
Merttz672/
Maarts672/
Myrths671/
Martds671/
Meerzh671/
Mehrte671/
Martzs671/
Meyerz671/
Mertte671/
Mertze671/
Moertzsch671/
Morths671/
Meahrt671/
Martås671/
Martss671/
Mearte670/
Merdth670/
Merdtz670/
Mearth670/
Mmertx670/
Mertzh670/
Merstz670/
Meerch670/

Meerts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meerts in the Russian language
Меерцmeerc-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Meerts
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis