Mertelj Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Mertelj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 113 | 1:22,015 | 4,858 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mertelj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mertelj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mertelj is most common in Slovenia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mertelj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,701,480th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Mertelj occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Mertelj live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 22,015. In Slovenia Mertelj is most frequent in: Upper Carniola, where 77 percent live, Central Slovenia, where 19 percent live and Drava, where 3 percent live. Outside of Slovenia Mertelj is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mertely | 86 | 48 | / |
| Mirtelj | 86 | 11 | / |
| Mertelä | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mertela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Marteli | 71 | 503 | / |
| Myrteli | 71 | 492 | / |
| Mertily | 71 | 136 | / |
| Mortelé | 71 | 70 | / |
| Mortele | 71 | 69 | / |
| Mertile | 71 | 53 | / |
| Martele | 71 | 30 | / |
| Martelé | 71 | 25 | / |
| Mertali | 71 | 23 | / |
| Morteli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Martheli | 67 | 45 | / |
| Martelyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Martiele | 67 | 3 | / |
| Morthely | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mertilis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mertilia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martelhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martelih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirteles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martelai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martieli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mertiler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martelee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morteloy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mertelj
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