Merrettig Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Merrettig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merrettig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Merrettig Last Name Facts

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

Merrettig is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Merrettig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrettig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Merrettig live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 58 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent reside. Other than Germany it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Merrettig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merrettig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merrettig surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merettig94152/
Merretig941/
Meerettig892/
Meretik752/
Morettiq711/
Meretick711/
Meretikova63150/
Moretic6325/
Maratig6310/
Myreteg638/
Meretek634/
Meretyk633/
Maretik632/
Meratic632/
Metreatics631/
Marettek5932/
Maretick5930/
Meretykova539/
Maratik5011/
Morotik505/
Maretek505/
Marotic502/
Moritik502/
Mirotik501/

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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 Merrettig
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