Merse Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Merse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1471:547,65645,370
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Hungary981:100,1669,684
Netherlands361:469,08846,010
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
France131:5,109,440259,941
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Merše (76), Mersè (1) & Mersé (1) are calculated separately.

Merse (277) may also be a first name.

Merse Last Name Facts

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

Merse (Georgian: მერსე, Russian: Мерсье) occurs most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms: Merše, Mersè or Mersé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merse? popularity and diffusion

Merse is the 594,812th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Merse live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 533,704th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 277 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 547,656. In Germany Merse is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 5 percent are found. Barring Germany Merse occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Hungary, where 19 percent are found.

Merse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merse surname rose 245 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merse surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Merse earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.81% less than the national average, earning $41,075 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merše9376/
Mersè931/
Mersé931/
Mersey91214/
Mearse91205/
Mersie91200/
Merser91122/
Mierse9158/
Meerse9156/
Mersei9128/
Mersed9127/
Mersee9119/
Moerse9116/
Merseh9110/
Mersse9110/
Merses914/
Mersea913/
Mershe913/
Merset912/
Meirse910/
Merrse910/
Mers891,702/
Mersier83250/
Mershed83238/
Merszei8330/
Mersche8313/
Mersher834/
Meursey833/
Mersses832/
Meersse831/
Merseis831/
Meersed831/
Merseiz831/
Mershey831/
Merseet831/
Mersiea831/
Mersiet831/
Mearshe830/
Mersett830/
Merrsey830/
Merssie830/
Merrser830/
Mersser830/
Merssey830/
Morse8069,570/
Mears8022,340/
Miers805,719/
Meers804,916/
Meurs803,878/
Mersa802,491/
Merce801,986/
Marse801,040/
Mersi80808/
Merge80742/
Mersh80549/
Mersy80202/
Meirs80125/
Merje8089/
Mirse8085/
Merze8063/
Merss8044/
Meyrs8027/
Merst8017/
Mörse8012/
Mehrs8010/
Merße807/
Merrs803/
Metrs801/
Merzs801/
Mersz801/
Merçe801/
Mersø801/
Myrse800/
Merscher77822/
Meersche774/
Mersheed771/
Merseett771/
Meerseet771/
Mershead770/
Merschet770/
Mercer7378,422/
Mersha7353,062/
Merced7343,486/
Merces7310,351/
Mersch735,238/
Morsey732,332/
Mercea731,690/
Merget731,355/
Marsee731,286/
Mercey731,005/
Merger73954/
Merges73820/
Maarse73712/
Marseu73458/
Merche73456/
Mercês73382/
Marsey73312/
Mercet73287/
Mergey73231/
Morsie73225/
Morsse73211/
Mercez73184/
Marshe73145/
Myrset73115/
Mergea73104/
Mercep73103/
Mehers7384/
Merzer7373/
Mharse7371/
Mergie7360/
Morshe7354/
Marsie7347/
Marsei7346/
Merssa7344/
Morseu7343/
Mergez7340/
Meerße7338/
Mersid7337/
Mersai7327/
Mergeš7327/
Merzey7326/
Mersit7325/
Merzes7324/
Marseh7323/
Morsee7321/
Mehrsh7319/
Mersis7317/
Mercis7315/
Meršer7314/
Mergis7313/
Mearce7313/
Mersip7313/
Merszi7313/
Myrsep7311/
Marsøe7310/
Merçes739/
Morhse739/
Merssi739/
Merjer738/
Mersih737/
Mörser737/
Mercee736/
Morrse735/
Morseh735/
Merzet735/
Mergee735/
Mearsa734/
Mershi734/
Merçês734/
Miersa734/
Mehrsi734/
Morsea733/
Merged733/
Meirsa733/
Marsea733/
Merhge733/
Marsse733/
Merzed732/
Miersh732/
Merzie732/
Mearge732/
Mirsea732/
Merdje732/
Mersyh732/
Morsei731/
Mearsd731/
Meerge731/
Meerss731/
Marhse731/
Mirsee731/
Meysrs731/
Mersay731/
Meržei731/
Mhersh731/
Merzee731/
Mearsh731/
Mhersi731/
Mierrs731/
Miersz731/
Mirsei731/
Mercei731/
Merzei731/
Mergej731/
Mjrshe731/
Mehrze731/
Meerje731/
Merssy731/
Merdge730/
Meersz730/
Meirsh730/
Merscheid7152/
Meerssche716/
Meersheed711/
Miersch672,863/
Merx672,058/
Mirs671,334/
Merç67928/
Merchez67913/
Mercher67730/
Mersich67408/
Merched67250/
Merdjet67242/
Mersits67176/
Merches67165/
Mergist67164/
Merchet67148/
Merchea67117/
Märs6799/
Meersch6773/
Mergits6772/
Myrs6751/
Marsche6750/
Merceij6745/
Merchis6740/
Mearsha6734/
Merceds6731/
Merscheidt6730/
Mercheș6729/
Morsche6721/
Maharse6720/
Merjech6719/
Marshie6717/
Märsche6716/
Mersova6715/
Merzhei6713/
Maarsse6712/
Mearsch6711/
Mirshei6711/
Mersitz6711/
Merchey6710/
Marsheh6710/
Mirshed679/
Merceis679/
Marshea677/
Mehrshi677/
Meersha676/
Merchep676/
Merzhey676/
Mhahrse675/
Mergesh675/
Mehrsai675/
Merschi675/
Meireje674/
Mercheş674/
Merzsch674/
Marshey673/
Merceer673/
Merdzie673/
Morrsey672/
Merzger672/
Meercer672/
Marssie672/
Meirege672/
Mershyi672/
Mirseit671/
Mershai671/
Mershay671/
Merzuis671/
Mergess671/
Mergets671/
Mergett671/
Merjeth671/
Morshee671/
Muirset671/
Marssey671/
Morshej671/
Mehersh671/
Mercedd671/
Mercedz671/
Merchei671/
Merzais671/
Merš671/
Mergest671/
Mercehd671/
Mehrshahie671/
Mairsie671/
Merssha671/
Meersheedh671/
Marseeh671/
Marshei671/
Mersaid671/
Merscio671/
Maarseh671/
Mercett670/
Merrsiz670/
Marrsey670/
Metrger670/
Morssey670/
Merscha670/
Meircis670/
Mersiss670/
Merrcer670/
Mercess670/
Marssee670/
Meursch670/
Morrsse670/
Morsiey670/
Mairsse670/
Mercerr670/
Merchee670/

Merse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merse in the Georgian language
მერსეmerse-
Merse in the Russian language
Мерсьеmerse-

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Footnotes

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