Merg Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Merg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1791:449,75139,926
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
France741:897,604104,173
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Norway311:165,88020,092
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
India91:85,229,487684,495
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Merg (89) may also be a first name.

Merg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merg (Marathi: मेरग, Russian: Мерг) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Merg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 567,444th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,083,565 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Merg live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,011,231st most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 89 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 449,751. In Germany Merg is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 59 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found and Hesse, where 12 percent are found. Beside Germany this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 30 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Merg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merg surname increased 338 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merg surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Merg earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning 387,630 kr per year and in United States they earn 41.52% more than the national average, earning $61,066 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mergh8924/
Mearg8916/
Mergt892/
Mergs892/
Mergő891/
Meurg891/
Maerg891/
Meherg80247/
Mehrgh8012/
Mergue803/
Merzrg801/
Meareg801/
Meurhg801/
Merk7516,308/
Merx752,058/
Marg751,335/
Merc751,271/
Morg75144/
Mirg7598/
Märg7512/
Merq752/
Mreg751/
Myrg751/
Mergová7313/
Mergova732/
Merck673,911/
Merke67782/
Merkh67173/
Mercx67167/
Mirgh67123/
Meurk67114/
Moerk67107/
Maerk6786/
Margh6764/
Meerk6750/
Merqu679/
Morgh676/
Markg675/
Mierk673/
Margc673/
Merıc672/
Maarg672/
Meark671/
M'Erk671/
Merxs671/
Merzk671/
Miorg671/
Mercš671/
Mercÿ671/
Merzc671/
Morrg671/
Merkk671/
Muirg671/
Mrehg671/
Marrg670/
Morgg670/
Mirgs670/
Merct670/

Merg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merg in the Marathi language
मेरगmeraga-
Merg in the Russian language
Мергmerg-

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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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  • 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 Merg
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