Mersdorf Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mersdorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mersdorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2041:394,63536,643
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Hungary231:426,79528,704
France101:6,642,272293,169
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Mersdorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mersdorf is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mersdorf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 872,430th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Mersdorf reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 394,635. In Germany Mersdorf is primarily concentrated in: Saarland, where 58 percent live, Bavaria, where 12 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Other than Germany Mersdorf exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Hungary, where 7 percent live.

Mersdorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mersdorf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 592 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mersdorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Mersdorf are 25.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.95% being registered with the political party.

Mersdorf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning $48,368 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moersdorf94177/
Meersdorf942/
Mehrsdorf941/
Mersdorff940/
Maersdorf940/
Merschdorf89123/
Mörsdorf88776/
Merzdorf88207/
Morsdorf8869/
Marsdorf883/
Marssdorf8211/
Mersderff820/
Marschdorf782/
Märzdorf7520/

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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 Mersdorf
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