Mertem Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Mertem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mertem (43) may also be a first name.

Mertem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mertem is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mertem.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Mertem are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America. Mertem is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 43 people.

It is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Paraná, where 50 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 25 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 25 percent reside. Other than Brazil this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertheim861/
Merten8316,463/
Martem8367/
Mortem8349/
Mirtem831/
Meerten77399/
Mehrten77196/
Merthen7744/
Mertten7726/
Merhten775/
Morteam774/
Merteen772/
Mertien771/
Marthem771/
Mhartem771/
Martemm771/
Mertenn771/
Mertime771/
Mertn7346/
Merthien710/
Meerdten710/
Martim673,901/
Mertin673,183/
Märten67399/
Mérten67187/
Myrten67165/
Mertyn67108/
Mertenová6750/
Mertenova6714/
Mirten674/
Mortim673/
Mertín672/
Meertn671/

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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 Mertem
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