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Where Does The Last Name Merten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Merten (Russian: Мертен) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Mérten. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 32,349^th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 442,662 people. The surname Merten is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Merten live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 465,148^th most common first name in the world, borne by 351 people.

The surname Merten is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 12,133 people, or 1 in 6,635. In Germany Merten is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent live and Brandenburg, where 8 percent live. Barring Germany it exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Merten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Merten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merten surname grew 1,059 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merten Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Merten are 10.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Merten earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 20.11% less than the national average, earning 276,495 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.64% less than the national average, earning R 233,736 per year; in United States they earn 10.3% more than the national average, earning $47,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $51,401 CAD per year.