Mehern Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Mehern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Mehern (32) may also be a first name.

Mehern Last Name Facts

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

Mehern occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehern? popularity and diffusion

Mehern is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Mehern is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Mehern live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 32 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Mehern is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 100 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 25 percent reside.

Mehern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mehern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mehern surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mehern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mehern last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meherin922,055/
Meheren923/
Moehern920/
Moehearn861/
Mahern8378/
Mehorn8322/
Myhern832/
Mohern830/
Maherin77467/
Meharin7737/
Myheryn773/
Maheren773/
Mehirin772/
Mehhorn771/
Mehorin771/
Mehirng771/
Meurn7314/
Meijeren7177/
Myheryna712/
Mehiring711/
Mehorrin711/
Muiherin711/
Meijering671,806/
Meurin67932/
Meuren67247/
Mieren6715/
Meorin6712/
Mierin673/
Miharn672/
Meijereng671/
Meiyerenk671/
Mgeren671/
Meoryn671/
Mierne670/

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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
  • 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 Mehern
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