Mersham Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mersham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mersham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mersham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mersham is most common in New Zealand. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mersham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mersham is the 4,427,875th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Mersham is primarily found in Oceania, where 75 percent of Mersham reside; 75 percent reside in Australasia and 75 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most numerous in New Zealand, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 452,832. In New Zealand it is primarily found in: Wellington Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring New Zealand it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

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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 Mersham
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