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Where Does The Last Name Mergel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Mergel (Georgian: მერგელ, Russian: Мергель) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mergel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 223,714^th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,004,146 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Mergel live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 940,641^st most frequent forename in the world, borne by 101 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 947 people, or 1 in 85,011. In Germany Mergel is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Mergel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Mergel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mergel last name rose 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mergel Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Mergel surname are 5.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mergel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $41,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $53,321 CAD per year.