Merte Surname
Approximately 1,301 people bear this surname
Merte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 709 | 1:186,529 | 17,902 |
| Germany | 343 | 1:234,710 | 25,927 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| Russia | 76 | 1:1,896,356 | 120,402 |
| Haiti | 38 | 1:281,155 | 9,538 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Merté (1) & Mérte (1) are calculated separately.
Merte (101) may also be a first name.
Merte Demographics
Average Merte Salary in
United States
$49,936 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merte Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merte (Russian: Мерте) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Merté or Mérte. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merte? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 293,533rd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,601,496 people. Merte occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Merte live; 55 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 940,641st most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 101 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 709 people, or 1 in 186,529. In Indonesia Merte is most prevalent in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 55 percent are found, Lampung, where 16 percent are found and Bali, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.
Merte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merte surname increased 777 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Merte Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Merte surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.
Merte earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.73% more than the national average, earning $49,936 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merte Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merte in the Russian language | ||
| Мерте | merte | - |
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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 Merte
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