Merschen Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Merschen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merschen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Merschen Last Name Facts

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

Merschen is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merschen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,459,453rd most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Merschen live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States Merschen is most numerous in: California, where 16 percent live, New Jersey, where 11 percent live and South Carolina, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Merschen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merschen last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Merschen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.32% more than the national average, earning $46,309 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moerschen9412/
Merchen93444/
Mershen933/
Merscen930/
Merchent88180/
Mersheen88131/
Morschen8868/
Merschin8812/
Marschen889/
Merchend881/
Mörschen881/
Mercen86264/
Merchn86162/
Mersen8650/
Mearchent821/
Merschink821/
Märschenk821/
Mershchyn821/
Mörchen80646/
Moersen80116/
Mershin80111/
Miersen8097/
Merchin8058/
Merhsen8058/
Mercent8043/
Mirchen8017/
Meursen8010/
Meersen805/
Mershyn804/
Mercenk803/
Merchnt803/
Merchem802/
Mirshen801/
Mercend801/
Merchän801/
Merchèn801/
Mersent801/
Mersien801/
Mersaen801/
Mearsen800/
Maersen800/
Merszen800/
Merschingk787/
Mersn771/
Mershina75170/
Mercenne75133/
Mershyna7510/
Meerchnd755/
Mersenne754/
Meerssen752/
Marschin752/
Mirchent752/
Maershyn752/
Morschin751/
Meersend751/
Mehrchin751/
Mergen719,129/
Mersin715,851/
Marsen71459/
Morsen71423/
Mercin71125/
Mörsen7152/
Merjen7142/
Mirsching7127/
Hmeerchnd7114/
Mirschina7113/
Meerhseen7110/
Merzen715/
Mirsen713/
Marshn713/
Mercyn713/
Meersn712/
Mersem711/
Myrsen711/
Meehrchnh711/
Merxen710/
Maarsen67332/
Mertgen67285/
Mersing67281/
Mohrsen67164/
Mirchin6795/
Mercina6783/
Mirshin6756/
Marseen6746/
Merskin6740/
Meerhsn6722/
Mercing6713/
Marsien6710/
Merdgen677/
Marscin676/
Marsaen676/
Morshyn676/
Myrshyn674/
Marsoen672/
Hmeerhseen672/
Myrchyn672/
Myrchin671/
Mearesn671/
Mirstschin671/
Mierstscin671/
Mersyna671/
Mairsen671/
Morrsen670/
Marhsen670/

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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 Merschen
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