Mehrtens Surname

153,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mehrtens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mehrtens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3781:58,4227,546
United States7721:469,50639,946
New Zealand4891:9,2601,603
England921:605,63136,119
Australia791:341,71828,950
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China21:683,660,78330,601
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Mehrtens Last Name Facts

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

Mehrtens is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehrtens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mehrtens is the 153,389th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,542,759 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Mehrtens reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,378 people, or 1 in 58,422. In Germany Mehrtens is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 72 percent live, Bremen, where 10 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent live. Beside Germany Mehrtens occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and New Zealand, where 17 percent live.

Mehrtens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mehrtens has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 511 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mehrtens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mehrtens surname are 2.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.59% registered to vote for the party.

Mehrtens earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $46,691 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertens9367,888/
Maertens887,208/
Meertens882,932/
Merttens8832/
Mertiens8821/
Merthens884/
Meirtens881/
Moertens881/
Mehrtems881/
Mehrtins880/
Mahrtens880/
Mhertens880/
Meartens880/
Mertns862/
Merthiens821/
Martens8090,372/
Mertins804,763/
Märtens802,175/
Mortens8077/
Mertenz8024/
Mertyns8021/
Mertems805/
Mirtens800/
Mertensová7824/
Maartens754,265/
Martiens75691/
Marthens75255/
Maertins75210/
Meertins75173/
Martensz75114/
Morthens7560/
Marteens7512/
Mertihns7510/
Meertems752/
Märttens751/
Merthins751/
Marttens751/
Meartins751/
Martenns751/
Marten's751/
Mertence750/
Martns71262/
Marthiens71133/
Maartensz7169/
Martienss717/
Maartiens715/
Martins672,309,980/
Märtins67381/
Martenz6787/
Martíns6736/
Mertinz6722/
Mortins678/
Mirtins672/
Mertinsová672/
Marthns671/
Mertynz671/
Martìns671/

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 Mehrtens
  • 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