Merb Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Merb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Merb (12) may also be a first name.

Merb Last Name Facts

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

Merb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺏ) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Merb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merb is the 4,427,875th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Merb is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Merb live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Merb is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 22,653,683. In The United States Merb is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 94 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 15 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Merb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merb surname increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merb last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Merb earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.68% less than the national average, earning $26,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merbt89101/
Merbs8981/
Mehrb897/
Meerb893/
Mierb891/
Meerbh802/
Meereb801/
Meirbø801/
Marb75336/
Merw75127/
Mirb7550/
Merf7531/
Morb7512/
Merv755/
Merp751/
Maarb67228/
Mharb67122/
Merpe6769/
Mörbt6746/
Muirb6738/
Myrbø6730/
Moirb678/
Merfe678/
Mirbt674/
Mearf673/
Morbø672/
Meerf672/
Mohrb671/
M'Reb671/
Merûf671/
Mahrb671/
Mjrbh671/
Merff671/
Meirp671/
Meerw671/
Marbh671/
Mierw671/
Merhf671/
Merph670/
Merps670/

Merb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺮﺏmrb66.67
ﻣﺮﺑﻪmrbh33.33

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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
  • 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 Merb
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