Meiritz Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Meiritz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meiritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5321:151,32618,148
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

Meiritz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meiritz occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meiritz? popularity and diffusion

Meiritz is the 565,867th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. Meiritz is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Meiritz reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 532 people, or 1 in 151,326. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Berlin, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Meiritz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Meiritz earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 34.99% less than the national average, earning $28,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning $46,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miritz92463/
Meritz92119/
Meiriz921/
Mieritz86414/
Mesritz8670/
Meyritz8646/
Moeritz8626/
Merritz8625/
Maeritz869/
Mitritz862/
Meriotz861/
Mirritz860/
Meriz83311/
Miriz83290/
M'Heiriz807/
Merreitz800/
Merrittz800/
Maritz7718,822/
Mehriz77749/
Meretz77322/
Merits77205/
Mhiriz77140/
Miricz7758/
Myritz7734/
Meriez7730/
Miriez7730/
Miridz7726/
Märitz7719/
Meirez7715/
Mihriz7710/
Miraiz7710/
Mirits773/
Mieriz771/
Merizz771/
Meiric771/
Mairiz771/
Meariz770/
Mauritz714,440/
Mouritz71292/
Meirich71251/
Meerits71198/
Mergits7172/
Mesrits7130/
Marritz7127/
Merrits7119/
Mariotz7114/
Maritze7114/
Merretz7114/
Meieritsch717/
Mhairiz714/
Meraits714/
Mehariz712/
Mejariz712/
Merrizz712/
Meritse711/
Mearriz711/
Maritxz711/
Mayritz711/
Mairits711/
Meheriz711/
Meritts711/
Meiarez711/
Marhitz710/
Marietz710/
Meriç6719,576/
Mariz675,812/
Mirić673,677/
Meric672,988/
Merez671,553/
Mirez67818/
Merritts67575/
Miric67398/
Meryz67321/
Merić67139/
Mauritsz6775/
Mirič6734/
Matreitz6734/
Miritsch6726/
Merič6721/
Majericz676/
Mauritze675/
Merritch671/

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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 Meiritz
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