Merrs Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Merrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Merrs Last Name Facts

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

Merrs is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Merrs.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrs? popularity and diffusion

Merrs is the 10,311,814th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merrs are found; 67 percent are found in South America and 67 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 50 percent are found and São Paulo, where 50 percent are found. Not including Brazil it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Merrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merrs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merrs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Merrs last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maerrs911/
Mierrs911/
Merrse910/
Mers891,702/
Mears8022,340/
Marrs809,776/
Miers805,719/
Meers804,916/
Meurs803,878/
Moers802,972/
Mersh80549/
Merse80524/
Maers80215/
Meirs80125/
Merss8044/
Morrs8043/
Meyrs8027/
Merst8017/
Mehrs8010/
Metrs801/
Merzs801/
Mersz801/
Myrrs801/
Mersø801/
Mirrs801/
Mersch735,238/
Mearse73205/
Mehers7384/
Meerse7356/
Mehrsh7319/
Moehrs7314/
Mersse7310/
Moersh738/
Maersh733/
Mershe733/
Mirårs733/
Marrsh733/
Morrss732/
Miorrs732/
Miersh732/
Mhersh731/
Meysrs731/
Meerss731/
Mearsd731/
Mearsh731/
Miersz731/
Merrch731/
Meersz730/
Meirse730/
Meirsh730/
Mars6723,578/
Miersch672,863/
Mors672,553/
Merx672,058/
Mirs671,334/
Mörs671,195/
Merç67928/
Moersch67644/
Maersch67107/
Märs6799/
Meersch6773/
Myrs6751/
Mersova6715/
Mersche6713/
Mearsch6711/
Merzsch674/
Marrsch671/
Meersse671/
Mehersh671/
Merš671/
Meursch670/
Mearshe670/

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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 Merrs
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