Merges Surname

422,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Merges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
Germany2491:323,31532,320
Belarus651:146,17020,310
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Greece271:410,36354,524
France141:4,744,480251,814
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Mérges (132), Mergeš (27) & Mergès (1) are calculated separately.

Merges Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merges (Russian: Мергес) is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Mérges, Mergeš or Mergès. Click here for further possible spellings of Merges.

How Common Is The Last Name Merges? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merges is the 422,566th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Merges reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 15 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and Minnesota, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Belarus, where 8 percent are found.

Merges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merges has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,224 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merges Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Merges last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.

In The United States Merges are 9.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the party.

Merges earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,943 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mérges94132/
Mergeš9427/
Mergès941/
Merghes9266/
Mergies9210/
Mergesh925/
Mergess921/
Mergets921/
Mierges921/
Mergest921/
Meres913,335/
Merge91742/
Miergies865/
Mergetts861/
Mieres8313,293/
Merces8310,351/
Meares833,194/
Merget831,355/
Marges831,212/
Merger83954/
Meeres83407/
Morges83235/
Mergey83231/
Mereus83212/
Metres83123/
Meures83109/
Mergea83104/
Meries8363/
Mergie8360/
Merres8355/
Mereis8353/
Meires8352/
Meresz8344/
Mergez8340/
Meress8335/
Merese8332/
Merets8328/
Merzes8324/
Merhes8320/
Märges8318/
Meresh8317/
Meyres8316/
Mergis8313/
Mehres8310/
Merçes839/
Merest837/
Mergee835/
Merses834/
Mernge834/
Merged833/
Merhge833/
Meryes832/
Mearge832/
Merghe832/
Meerge831/
Mirges831/
Merehs831/
Mheres831/
Merees831/
Mergej831/
Mesres831/
Merdge830/
Mergesova806/
Mergesová804/
Merringes800/
Meresse772,947/
Meurgey77340/
Meireis77251/
Margies77185/
Merches77165/
Mergist77164/
Mergits7772/
Merenge7770/
Meereis7761/
Mergais7754/
Meiries7753/
Metress7749/
Merceds7731/
Merries7730/
Mergier7729/
Mhetres7729/
Mergher7729/
Mehresh7719/
Meyries7717/
Mereish7716/
Meretse7713/
Meringe7712/
Merguez7711/
Merguet7710/
Merceis779/
Meriesh778/
Metries778/
Miereis778/
Merzeus777/
Mirghes776/
Metrese775/
Meheres774/
Meyreis774/
Margesh773/
Mierres773/
Merzger772/
Meirege772/
Mersses772/
Merguer772/
Mearese771/
Meeresh771/
Mereesh771/
Mergett771/
Merghed771/
Merseis771/
Meirees771/
Morgesh771/
Mergiet771/
Merrets771/
Mieress771/
Mieries771/
Mirgues771/
Mereash771/
Merreus771/
Metrger770/
Marghes770/
Mercess770/
Mereuss770/
Meretts770/
Mehreus770/
Margess770/
Mieryes770/
Mesries770/
Merga7340,070/
Mirge735,756/
Mires732,670/
Mersa732,491/
Myres732,387/
Merce731,986/
Merez731,553/
Meris731,462/
Mersi73808/
Merse73524/
Mergi73238/
Mersy73202/
Merys73100/
Merje7389/
Merše7376/
Merze7363/
Mereć7326/
Mergè7320/
Mereš7316/
Méres738/
Merße737/
Merex735/
Merçe731/
Mereś731/
Mereş731/
Mereţ731/
Mergá731/
Mergé731/
Mersè731/
Mersé731/
Märge731/
Meireisz7118/
Miereisz7118/
Meresova7112/
Merenghe717/
Mergeche716/
Merchese713/
Meresová713/
Meyreiss713/
Metrzger712/
Meringhe712/
Miergiea711/
Metreshe711/
Majrgesh711/
Mehreesh711/
Mehreish711/
Mehrghis711/
Mergisse711/
Mercesse711/
Margeesh711/
Merretts710/
Merrcesp710/
Mercer6778,422/
Mersha6753,062/
Merced6743,486/
Mierez672,718/
Mercea671,690/
Meuris671,657/
Mergui671,051/
Mercey671,005/
Margis67769/
Muyres67622/
Merris67503/
Merise67484/
Merche67456/
Mercês67382/
Moires67293/
Mercet67287/
Merész67224/
Margez67216/
Mersey67214/
Merhis67207/
Mearse67205/
Merice67204/
Mersie67200/
Mercez67184/
Merech67143/
Morgis67143/
Meiris67137/
Merser67122/
Merais67106/
Maires67103/
Mercep67103/
Mieris6795/
Mitres6794/
Myhres6790/
Meurez6789/
Merecz6774/
Merzer6773/
Mirghe6762/
Mierse6758/
Mearis6757/
Meerse6756/
Mirees6752/
Mirres6749/
Metris6749/
Miries6748/
Merssa6744/
Muires6743/
Mirzes6743/
Mearga6738/
Meerße6738/
Mersid6737/
Merish6732/
Mergit6732/
Margés6732/
Meriez6730/
Mersei6728/
Mersai6727/
Mersed6727/
Merzey6726/
Mersit6725/
Meerga6723/
Meyris6721/
Mersee6719/
Mersic6718/
Mersis6717/
Mregie6715/
Meirez6715/
Mercis6715/
Merhez6715/
Meršer6714/
Mearce6713/
Mersip6713/
Miresh6713/
Merszi6713/
Mayres6711/
Merrys6711/
Mmerga6711/
Mereshova6710/
Merseh6710/
Mersse6710/
Merois6710/
Mergip679/
Merssi679/
Meeris678/
Meriss678/
Meryse678/
Mijres678/
Merjer678/
Merešš678/
Mersih677/
Meruis677/
Mergešová677/
Merghi677/
Mercee676/
Meirga676/
Mierys676/
Meriex675/
Merios675/
Morgez675/
Merzet675/
Meirys675/
Mergoj674/
Mearsa674/
Mershi674/
Mherga674/
Merçês674/
Miersa674/
Mregea674/
Mercys674/
Mehrsi674/
Mersea673/
Meirsa673/
Mirese673/
Mershe673/
Miores673/
Myress672/
Merzed672/
Merset672/
Merzie672/
Merays672/
Mergai672/
Merece672/
Merzga672/
Mehris672/
Meressova672/
Merguiche672/
Merdje672/
Mersyh672/
Myrese671/
Mirgis671/
Merrex671/
Mersay671/
Meržei671/
Mercec671/
Mereaz671/
Myrhes671/
Merzec671/
Maíres671/
Mêrces671/
Meyrys671/
Merzee671/
Hmerez671/
Meurgé671/
Mhersi671/
Miereš671/
Mujres671/
Mercei671/
Merzei671/
Mergiz671/
Merguy671/
Merijs671/
Merisz671/
Metreş671/
Myrzes671/
Măries671/
Mehrze671/
Myresh671/
Mergga671/
Mergiy671/
Mehrgi671/
Meerje671/
Merggi671/
Merssy671/
Mirdge670/
Moyres670/
Myrees670/
Majres670/
Mihres670/
Meirse670/
Mearez670/
Meryts670/
Mirger670/
Merrse670/
Mmyres670/

Merges Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merges in the Russian language
Мергесmerges-

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Footnotes

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