Mertay Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Mertay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cyprus | 14 | 1:22,786 | 5,518 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
Mertay (72) may also be a first name.
Mertay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mertay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mertay (Russian: Мертай) is found most frequently in Northern Cyprus. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mertay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Mertay is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Mertay reside; 58 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 58 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass. Mertay is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 72 people.
The surname Mertay is most commonly used in Northern Cyprus, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 22,786. In Northern Cyprus it is primarily concentrated in: Lefkoşa District, where 100 percent live. Apart from Northern Cyprus it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 33 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mertay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mertay in the Russian language | ||
| Мертай | mertaj | - |
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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 Mertay
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