Mertas Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Mertas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 136 | 1:572,216 | 31,222 |
| Poland | 57 | 1:666,820 | 57,730 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Mertaş (1) are calculated separately.
Mertas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mertas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mertas (Russian: Мертас) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Mertaş. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mertas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,198,640th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Mertas is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Mertas reside; 66 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 572,216. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Manisa Province, where 46 percent reside, Van Province, where 26 percent reside and Balikesir Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Turkey this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 29 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mertas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mertas in the Russian language | ||
| Мертас | mertas | - |
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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
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- 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 Mertas
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