Merschenz Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Merschenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Merschenz Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Canada41:9,211,398321,528

Merschenz Last Name Facts

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

Merschenz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Merschenz.

How Common Is The Last Name Merschenz? popularity and diffusion

Merschenz is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Merschenz reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Merschenz is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 83 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live and Saxony, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mierschenz952/
Märschenz8932/
Mirschenz891/
Mercens751/
Meersens711/
Mergens63563/
Marsens6375/
Mertgenç59238/
Mertgens5949/
Mergenci5946/
Mersinci5910/
Marsends599/
Merzinch595/
Mergents595/
Mergins5032/
Marcinš504/
Mirsnds501/
Marsins500/
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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 Merschenz
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