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

The surname Merten (Russian: Мертен) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Mérten. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

Merten is the 32,349^th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 442,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Merten reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Merten is also the 465,148^th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 351 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 12,133 people, or 1 in 6,635. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 8 percent reside. Besides Germany Merten occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Merten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Merten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merten last name 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.73% being registered with the 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.