Merfort Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Merfort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merfort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2591:310,83231,514
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Merfort Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merfort is most common in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merfort? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 823,466th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. The last name Merfort is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Merfort reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Merfort is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 259 people, or 1 in 310,832. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 45 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 15 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.

Merfort Last Name Statistics demography

Merfort earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.83% less than the national average, earning $44,303 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merforth9362/
Mehrfort9358/
Meerfort931/
Mehrforth882/
Merfert86111/
Marfort86105/
Merford864/
Morfort862/
Merfart861/
Merfortová829/
Merhfour80151/
Mehrfert8041/
Marfortt8023/
Mehrfurt801/
Moerford800/
Morffort800/
Mehrfurth7519/
Morford714,279/
Mehrfar71722/
Marford7126/
Mirfour717/
Merferd710/
Mehrfard67153/
Mehrfarz671/
Muirford671/
Morrford670/
Mairfarth631/
Mirfar62283/
Mehrvar572,818/
Mirfard571/
Marfert570/
Morphert531/

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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 Merfort
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