Meerwein Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Meerwein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meerwein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Meerwein Last Name Facts

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

Meerwein is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meerwein? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Meerwein reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Meerwein is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Meerwein is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 40 percent reside, Berlin, where 24 percent reside and Hesse, where 17 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 39 percent reside and Chile, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merwein931/
Mehrwein8820/
Merwin863,846/
Merwen860/
Marwein8018,291/
Merwine80159/
Mehrwin8014/
Mearwin801/
Merrwin801/
Meerwan801/
Hmarwein751/
Marrwein751/
Maarwein751/
Mervin711,519/
Merwan71224/
Merwyn7139/
Mirwin713/
Mrewin711/
Mervine67914/
Merwane67174/
Merving6712/
Mehrwan679/
Marwain678/
Meerban677/
Mervina676/
Marwhen675/
Marwenh672/
Merveen672/
Marweiñ671/
Merrvin670/

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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 Meerwein
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