Mehers Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Mehers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:784,76142,668
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales51:618,90625,852
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Mehers Last Name Facts

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

Mehers occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. Mehers occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Mehers are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England Mehers is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 32 percent are found, Lancashire, where 25 percent are found and Surrey, where 8 percent are found. Not including England Mehers is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 6 percent are found and Wales, where 6 percent are found.

Mehers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mehers has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Mehers surname grew 394 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mehersh921/
Meers914,916/
Mehrs9110/
Meerse8356/
Mehrsh8319/
Mhersh831/
Meerss831/
Meersz830/
Mers801,702/
Mhrs805/
Meersch7773/
Meersse771/
Mears7322,340/
Miers735,719/
Meurs733,878/
Mersh73549/
Merse73524/
Meirs73125/
Merss7344/
Meyrs7327/
Merst7317/
Myhrs737/
Mhrsh736/
Merrs733/
Mersø731/
Mersz731/
Merzs731/
Metrs731/
Meersche714/
Mersch675,238/
Mrs672,045/
Merche67456/
Mearse67205/
Meerße6738/
Myhrås6725/
Mersse6710/
Meerssche676/
Mershe673/
Miersh672/
Mearsh671/
Mearsd671/
Meysrs671/
Mierrs671/
Miersz671/
Mehrze671/
Meerje671/
Meerjt671/
Merrse670/
Meirse670/
Meirsh670/
Meerch670/

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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 Mehers
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