Merges Surname
Approximately 820 people bear this surname
Merges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 404 | 1:897,176 | 67,678 |
| Germany | 249 | 1:323,315 | 32,320 |
| Belarus | 65 | 1:146,170 | 20,310 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Greece | 27 | 1:410,363 | 54,524 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 1:96,757 | 6,198 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
The alternate forms: Mérges (132), Mergeš (27) & Mergès (1) are calculated separately.
Merges Demographics
Average Merges Salary in
United States
$42,943 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Merges Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merges in the Russian language | ||
| Мергес | merges | - |
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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
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