Meritz Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Meritz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Meritz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meritz is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meritz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Meritz are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 4,646,909. In The United States Meritz is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 38 percent are found, Texas, where 21 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found. Barring The United States Meritz exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Meritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meritz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meritz surname grew 223 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meritz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meritz last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Meritz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.62% more than the national average, earning $57,226 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meiritz92559/
Mieritz92414/
Mesritz9270/
Meyritz9246/
Moeritz9226/
Merritz9225/
Maeritz929/
Meriotz921/
Meriz91311/
Merrittz860/
Merreitz860/
Moritz8339,095/
Maritz8318,822/
Mehriz83749/
Miritz83463/
Möritz83444/
Meretz83322/
Meraiz83256/
Merits83205/
Myritz8334/
Meriez8330/
Märitz8319/
Meiriz831/
Mieriz831/
Merizz831/
Meariz830/
Meerits77198/
Mergits7772/
Mesrits7730/
Marritz7727/
Merrits7719/
Morritz7716/
Merretz7714/
Morittz7712/
Mohritz7711/
Moreitz7710/
Meraits774/
Merrizz772/
Mitritz772/
Meritts771/
Moroitz771/
Meheriz771/
Mayritz771/
Mearriz771/
Meritse771/
Marietz770/
Moraitz770/
Mirritz770/
Marhitz770/
Meriç7319,576/
Mariz735,812/
Meric732,988/
Merez731,553/
Moriz73773/
Meryz73321/
Miriz73290/
Merić73139/
Merič7321/
Merritts71575/
M'Heiriz717/
Merritch711/
Morrittz710/
Mehrez6724,618/
Mierez672,718/
Moretz672,572/
Mereci67958/
Moraiz67692/
Mariez67630/
Merici67426/
Morits67317/
Merich67254/
Marits67196/
Mejrić67189/
Mhiriz67140/
Moriez67113/
Marutz6793/
Meurez6789/
Merecz6774/
Merzić6765/
Maretz6759/
Miricz6758/
Morriz6754/
Merric6736/
Miriez6730/
Merets6728/
Miridz6726/
Merzic6716/
Mejric6716/
Maariz6716/
Meirez6715/
Merhez6715/
Maraiz6713/
Morytz6712/
Miraiz6710/
Mihriz6710/
Maritš678/
Merezh675/
Mirits673/
Mohriz673/
Maruiz672/
Maerez672/
Marriz671/
Meyric671/
Mieric671/
Merritt's671/
Mereaz671/
Meritsova671/
Myrits671/
Merzec671/
Moridz671/
Hmerez671/
Meiric671/
Merđić671/
Metrić671/
Mahriz671/
Mairiz671/
Mearez670/
Meryts670/

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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 Meritz
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