Merstein Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Merstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merstein has its highest incidence in Poland. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Merstein.
How Common Is The Last Name Merstein? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Merstein reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Poland, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,900,437. Without taking into account Poland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 40 percent are found and Germany, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehrstein | 94 | 61 | / |
| Mersztein | 94 | 28 | / |
| Meirstein | 94 | 1 | / |
| Marstein | 88 | 361 | / |
| Morstein | 88 | 289 | / |
| Merstejn | 88 | 4 | / |
| Marshtein | 82 | 9 | / |
| Morshtein | 82 | 2 | / |
| Myrstuen | 75 | 45 | / |
| Morstain | 75 | 18 | / |
| Morštein | 75 | 5 | / |
| Morstejn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Myhrstuen | 71 | 18 | / |
| Morshteyn | 71 | 7 | / |
| Marshteyn | 71 | 3 | / |
| Morsztejn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marstan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Merstam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Merctan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morštain | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mörstam | 53 | 21 | / |
| Mirstam | 53 | 6 | / |
| Marstań | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Merstein
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