Merst Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Merst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Merst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merst is most common in Belgium. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merst? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Merst is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Merst live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Merst is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 718,540. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 88 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 13 percent reside. Other than Belgium it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Merst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merste | 91 | 1 | / |
| Merstz | 91 | 0 | / |
| Meurst | 91 | 0 | / |
| Mers | 89 | 1,702 | / |
| Mears | 80 | 22,340 | / |
| Miers | 80 | 5,719 | / |
| Meers | 80 | 4,916 | / |
| Meurs | 80 | 3,878 | / |
| Mersh | 80 | 549 | / |
| Merse | 80 | 524 | / |
| Meirs | 80 | 125 | / |
| Merss | 80 | 44 | / |
| Morst | 80 | 33 | / |
| Meyrs | 80 | 27 | / |
| Mehrs | 80 | 10 | / |
| Marst | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mirst | 80 | 4 | / |
| Merrs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mersø | 80 | 1 | / |
| Metrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merzs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mersz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merzt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merct | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mersch | 73 | 5,238 | / |
| Mearse | 73 | 205 | / |
| Mehers | 73 | 84 | / |
| Meerse | 73 | 56 | / |
| Mehrsh | 73 | 19 | / |
| Mersse | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mershe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Miersh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mercht | 73 | 2 | / |
| Meerss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mearsd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meysrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mhersh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Miersz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mierrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mearsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meerjt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merrse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Morsth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meirse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meersz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meirsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Miersch | 67 | 2,863 | / |
| Merx | 67 | 2,058 | / |
| Mirs | 67 | 1,334 | / |
| Merç | 67 | 928 | / |
| Märs | 67 | 99 | / |
| Meersch | 67 | 73 | / |
| Myrs | 67 | 51 | / |
| Mersova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mersche | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mearsch | 67 | 11 | / |
| Merzsch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meersse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehersh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meursch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mearshe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Merst
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