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

The surname Merges (Russian: Мергес) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Mérges, Mergeš or Mergès. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 422,566^th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,887,251 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Merges are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 15 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Merges exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent live and Belarus, where 8 percent live.

Merges Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Merges has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,224 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merges Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Merges last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.1% being registered with the political 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.