Merritz Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

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

Merritz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merritz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:15,102,456529,929
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Merritz Last Name Facts

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

Merritz is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merritz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Merritz is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Merritz live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 15,102,456. In The United States Merritz is most common in: Ohio, where 25 percent are found, New Hampshire, where 13 percent are found and South Carolina, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The United States Merritz occurs in one country. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.

Merritz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merritz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merritz Last Name Statistics demography

Merritz earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.63% less than the national average, earning $27,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merreitz930/
Merrittz930/
Meritz92119/
Meiritz86559/
Mieritz86414/
Mesritz8670/
Meyritz8646/
Marritz8627/
Moeritz8626/
Merrits8619/
Morritz8616/
Merretz8614/
Maeritz869/
Merrizz862/
Meriotz861/
Mearriz861/
Mirritz860/
Meriz83311/
Merritts80575/
Merritch801/
Morrittz800/
Moritz7739,095/
Maritz7718,822/
Mehriz77749/
Miritz77463/
Möritz77444/
Meretz77322/
Meraiz77256/
Merits77205/
Morriz7754/
Merric7736/
Myritz7734/
Meriez7730/
Märitz7719/
Mieriz771/
Marriz771/
Meiriz771/
Merizz771/
Meariz770/
Merritt's751/
Meerits71198/
Mergits7172/
Merrich7142/
Mesrits7130/
Mörretz7118/
Marrits7116/
Morittz7112/
Mohritz7111/
Moreitz7110/
Morrits719/
Meraits714/
Mierrez713/
Mitritz712/
Meritse711/
Meritts711/
Moroitz711/
Morretz711/
Meheriz711/
Mayritz711/
Merrets711/
Mehrrez711/
Marietz710/
Moraitz710/
Marhitz710/
Merrics710/
Meriç6719,576/
Mariz675,812/
Meric672,988/
Merez671,553/
Moriz67773/
Meryz67321/
Miriz67290/
Merić67139/
Merič6721/
M'Heiriz677/
Merriche672/
Merreich671/
Merretts670/
Morritts670/
Morretzs670/

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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 Merritz
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