Merbach Surname

428,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Merbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5451:147,71617,761
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Brazil601:3,567,906100,128
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Merbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merbach is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merbach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 428,270th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,041,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Merbach are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 545 people, or 1 in 147,716. In Germany Merbach is most numerous in: Thuringia, where 40 percent live, Bavaria, where 17 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Merbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merbach surname rose 894 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merbach surname are 35.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.35% registered with the party.

Merbach earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $43,497 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merzbach93628/
Meerbach93267/
Merrbach93139/
Mehrbach9363/
Mierbach9329/
Merbache934/
Moerbach930/
Merbah926,541/
Moehrbach889/
Marbach864,207/
Morbach861,886/
Mirbach861,549/
Myrbach8618/
Merbauh864/
Mörbach863/
Merbaci861/
Merbaha861/
Merbahy861/
Merrbah861/
Merba83522/
Mohrbach80321/
Maarbach8026/
Mahrbach807/
Möhrbach805/
Morbauch805/
Märzbach802/
Mirrbach801/
Merboche801/
Merbouch801/
Merzbash800/
Merbai77511/
Mirbah77420/
Merbat77247/
Merbaa77241/
Merbas7715/
Merbay7713/
Meurba7711/
Merrba7711/
Merbau776/
Mehrba776/
Merbaz776/
Meerba772/
Merbaï771/
Meruac771/
Mervac771/
Merhba771/
Myrbah771/
Merbouche75303/
Maerbouch751/
Merbouh712,565/
Mirbash71216/
Merboth71207/
Mirbaha71199/
Morbech71121/
Mervash7133/
Mierzba7117/
Mirbakh7115/
Mehrbaz716/
Meyrbay716/
Meerbaj713/
Meherba712/
Meerbaz712/
Meirbai711/
Merbaai711/
Mirbahs711/
Mervakh711/
Merboha711/
Myrbakh711/
Marboch710/
Merva671,402/
Mirba6741/
Meerboth6730/
Merboukh6714/
Mirbahas671/
Merbo671/
Merbooha671/
Mirbahai671/
Mirbahaa671/
Mehrboth671/
Mirzbayh671/
Mirbashe671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merbach
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