View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Mers Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Mers (Hindi: मेरस, Russian: Мерс) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Merš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mers? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Mers is the 236,209^th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,281,754 people. The last name Mers is mostly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Mers are found; 27 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mers is also the 384,758^th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 488 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 506 people, or 1 in 716,322. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 17 percent live, Kentucky, where 14 percent live and Missouri, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Mers Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mers last name grew 602 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mers Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Mers are 21.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.48% registered to vote for the political party.

Mers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.96% less than the national average, earning $38,422 USD per year.