Merholz Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Merholz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1051:766,71957,066
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Merholz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merholz is most common in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Merholz.

How Common Is The Last Name Merholz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,248,410th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Merholz are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 766,719. In Germany Merholz is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.

Merholz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merholz surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Merholz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $48,247 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meerholz93487/
Mehrholz93254/
Merholtz9327/
Merrholz932/
Mercholz931/
Mierholz930/
Meyrholz930/
Mierholtz883/
Maehrholz881/
Meerholtz881/
Marholz86155/
Merholc868/
Mehrolz861/
Mahrholz80152/
Mohrholz80141/
Mährholz8023/
Marholtz8017/
Mercholc8017/
Mehrholc801/
Morolz7730/
Marolz771/
Mairholtz753/
Merelez71144/
Morolez7152/
Meroles7123/
Meralez719/
Meraltz711/
Mahrolz711/
Metrols711/
Mehrolc711/
Mesrols710/
Merolese6799/
Meirelez672/
Merallez672/
Merjoles671/
Mergolds671/
Merhalls670/

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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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  • 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 Merholz
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