Merten Surname
Approximately 16,463 people bear this surname
Merten Surname User-submission:
It is a Flemish surname, a variant of Martin, wearing a -s ending, meaning 'descendant of'.
Merten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,133 | 1:6,635 | 816 |
| United States | 2,691 | 1:134,693 | 14,107 |
| France | 478 | 1:138,960 | 21,353 |
| Brazil | 394 | 1:543,336 | 20,359 |
| Canada | 110 | 1:334,960 | 30,494 |
| Netherlands | 107 | 1:157,824 | 23,373 |
| Switzerland | 85 | 1:96,623 | 10,422 |
| Belgium | 72 | 1:159,676 | 22,068 |
| Australia | 59 | 1:457,554 | 35,515 |
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| Austria | 45 | 1:189,232 | 24,045 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Luxembourg | 23 | 1:25,241 | 4,722 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Hungary | 15 | 1:654,418 | 37,235 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 254 | 1:197,711 | 17,239 |
The alternate forms: Mérten (187) are calculated separately.
Merten (351) may also be a first name.
Merten Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Flemish surname, a variant of Martin, wearing a -s ending, meaning 'descendant of'.
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Average Merten Salary in
United States
$47,593 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Merten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merten (Russian: Мертен) is found most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms: Mérten. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merten? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 32,349th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 442,662 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Merten are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Merten is also the 465,148th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 351 people.
It is most commonly used 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. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Merten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merten last name expanded 1,059 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Merten Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Merten last name are 10.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.73% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merten Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merten in the Russian language | ||
| Мертен | merten | - |
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Merten Reference & Research
Martin FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Martin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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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 Merten
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