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

The surname Mer (Bengali: মের, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻱ, Hindi: मेर, Marathi: मेर, Oriya: େମର, Tibetan: མེར་) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Mér. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 59,474^th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 858,874 people. The last name Mer is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Mer are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 35 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mer is also the 55,997^th most frequent first name globally It is held by 11,424 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 2,981 people, or 1 in 257,318. In India Mer is most common in: Maharashtra, where 43 percent are found, Uttarkhand, where 35 percent are found and Gujarat, where 6 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 13 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.

Mer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Mer Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States Mer are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.86% registered with the political 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.