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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་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Mér. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 59,474^th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 858,874 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Mer live; 61 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 55,997^th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 11,424 people.

Mer is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 2,981 people, or 1 in 257,318. In India Mer is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 43 percent live, Uttarkhand, where 35 percent live and Gujarat, where 6 percent live. Aside from India this last name exists in 88 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 13 percent live and Pakistan, where 9 percent live.

Mer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Mer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 devotion of those bearing the Mer surname is primarily 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 national 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.