Merdem Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Merdem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merdem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway131:395,56035,657
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Merdem (13) may also be a first name.

Merdem Last Name Facts

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

Merdem is most common in Norway. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merdem? popularity and diffusion

Merdem is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Merdem is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Merdem are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 395,560. In Norway Merdem is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Aside from Norway Merdem is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 6 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.

Merdem Last Name Statistics demography

Merdem earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning 348,956 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merdim83408/
Merden83317/
Mardem8311/
Mordem833/
Mierden771/
Merrden770/
Meirden770/
Mardheem713/
Merdenova673,004/
Merdin671,415/
Myrden6791/
Mardim6769/
Merdén677/
Mirden674/
Meehrdeen672/
Mordim672/
Meejrdeen671/
Merdyn671/
Mreden671/
Märden671/

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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 Merdem
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