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 more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merrs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly 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.

It is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Merrs is most frequent in: Santa Catarina, where 50 percent reside and São Paulo, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Merrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merrs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merrs last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merrs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Merrs last name is principally 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
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  • 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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