Merithew Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Merithew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merithew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4581:791,39561,115
Israel91:950,84857,975
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:295,40423,539

Merithew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merithew is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merithew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 645,988th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Merithew are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Merithew is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 791,395. In The United States Merithew is most numerous in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Merithew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merithew has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 269 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merithew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merithew last name are 6.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.26% being registered with the political party.

Merithew earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.36% more than the national average, earning $45,460 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrithew94581/
Merrithews890/
Marithew881/
Merethew880/
Marrithew824/
Merrethew820/
Meriteev752/
Marethew750/
Meretev6742/
Meritif672/
Merutev671/
Mereteb671/
Mereteva6356/
Mehretteab561/
Mireteev501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Merithew
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