Mertal Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Mertal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria351:243,29828,936
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mertal (29) may also be a first name.

Mertal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mertal is carried by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Mertal are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 29 people.

It is most frequently used in Austria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 243,298. In Austria Mertal is most common in: Vienna, where 69 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 31 percent reside. Besides Austria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 27 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Mertal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mertal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mertal surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertalp926/
Meertal925/
Mertall922/
Merztal921/
Merzthal8659/
Martal831,170/
Mertol83625/
Mortal83427/
Myrtal8384/
Mirtal835/
Mretal831/
Mertalova804/
Martail77232/
Marthal7780/
Marttal777/
Maartal775/
Marteal775/
Martaal775/
Mortall774/
Morthal774/
Martall774/
Mirttal772/
Morrtal771/
Mortaal771/
Mirthal771/
Myrtall770/
Marthall719/
Martahal711/
Maartaal711/
Maarthal711/
Marthaal711/
Marthail710/
Martol67187/
Mortol6756/
Mirtalova6710/
Marteil62420/
Marthol6271/
Morteil622/
Mortoll621/
Martoll621/
Marteill572/
Martholl571/

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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 Mertal
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