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Where Does The Last Name Mer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mer (Bengali: মের, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻱ, Hindi: मेर, Marathi: मेर, Oriya: େମର, Tibetan: མེར་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Mér. Click here for further potential spellings of Mer.

How Common Is The Last Name Mer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 59,474^th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 858,874 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Mer live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Mer is also the 55,997^th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 11,424 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 2,981 people, or 1 in 257,318. In India Mer is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 43 percent reside, Uttarkhand, where 35 percent reside and Gujarat, where 6 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 88 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 13 percent reside and Pakistan, where 9 percent reside.

Mer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mer surname increased 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 318 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mer Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mer surname is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mer last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.86% registered with the party.

The amount Mer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 56.98% more than the national average, earning R 373,044 per year and in United States they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $48,261 USD per year.