Merschel Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Merschel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merschel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1411:570,96146,627
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Hungary121:818,02342,199
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Merschel (10) may also be a first name.

Merschel Last Name Facts

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

Merschel is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merschel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,055,483rd most frequently used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Merschel occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Merschel live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. Merschel is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 570,961. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 44 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany Merschel exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Hungary, where 5 percent live.

Merschel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merschel last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

Merschel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moerschel94297/
Maerschel9418/
Merschell941/
Merchel931,835/
Merschl9316/
Mershel930/
Moerschell89155/
Morschel88999/
Marschel88629/
Mörschel88418/
Mirschel88306/
Merchell8811/
Märschel887/
Mershell885/
Moerscel881/
Merschil881/
Mersel863,649/
Mercel86262/
Merchl864/
Meerscheldt841/
Morschell8245/
Marschell8211/
Mörschell821/
Mirschell821/
Marschael820/
Morschl80137/
Mirchel8091/
Mercell8044/
Myrchel8020/
Merselt8012/
Mersiel8010/
Merssel805/
Merseld802/
Merchil801/
Mersell801/
Mirschl801/
Moersel801/
Merszel801/
Mearsel800/
Merskel800/
Mertcel800/
Mercl7757/
Mersl772/
Mirchell7521/
Merchill7513/
Mirshell752/
Meirsell751/
Mergel711,820/
Marsel711,565/
Mercil71525/
Merzel71374/
Mercül7173/
Morsel7165/
Mörsel7141/
Marshl7133/
Mercelová7125/
Merjel7116/
Mersil7110/
Mercelova718/
Mirsel717/
Mircel711/
Mitrchell711/
Mercyl711/
Morsell67416/
Marsell67387/
Merdjel67145/
Myrsell67100/
Mergell6783/
Mercill6764/
Marssel6741/
Marszel6725/
Marshll6722/
Mergiel6717/
Mörsell6717/
Marsiel679/
Marsael677/
Myrchil674/
Marseel672/
Merzell671/
Marshyl671/
Merssil671/
Marsoel671/
Märsell671/
Merxell670/
Mirskel670/
Mirsell670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merschel
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