Merbold Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Merbold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merbold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany981:821,48459,964
Brazil701:3,058,20588,974
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Merbold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merbold occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merbold? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merbold is the 1,239,697th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Merbold are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Merbold is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 821,484. In Germany Merbold is most frequent in: Thuringia, where 40 percent live, Bavaria, where 22 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany Merbold occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 37 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Merbold Last Name Statistics demography

Merbold earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 288.84% more than the national average, earning R 924,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merboldt9320/
Merbald8655/
Marbold8633/
Mervold8612/
Mörbold861/
Mehrbald8016/
Merbal7722/
Mahrboldt751/
Meerbollt750/
Myrvold712,072/
Merwald71300/
Mervald7167/
Myrwold7125/
Merbaul7118/
Myruold711/
Marbald711/
Myhrvold67776/
Mehrwald67493/
Meerwald67206/
Mierwald67126/
Mirzbald6728/
Myhrwold6725/
Meervald678/

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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 Merbold
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