Mertems Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Honduras

Mertems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Mertems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mertems occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertems? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Mertems are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Mertems is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 100 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 20 percent reside and Honduras, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meertems932/
Mehrtems931/
Mertens8667,888/
Martems864/
Meertens802,932/
Mehrtens802,866/
Merttens8032/
Mertiens8021/
Merthens804/
Meirtens801/
Mhertens800/
Meartens800/
Mertns772/
Merthiens751/
Mertins714,763/
Märtens712,175/
Martims71100/
Mertensová7124/
Mertenz7124/
Mertyns7121/
Mirtens710/
Mortims710/
Meertins67173/
Mertihns6710/
Märttens671/
Merthins671/
Meartins671/
Mehrtins670/
Mertence670/
Mertinsová592/
Märtins57381/
Mertinz5722/
Mirtins572/
Mertynz571/

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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 Mertems
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