Mertena Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Mertena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia531:38,6805,889
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mertena (17) may also be a first name.

Mertena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mertena (Russian: Мертена) is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,436,415th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Mertena occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Mertena are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Mertena is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 17 people.

Mertena is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 38,680. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 42 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 32 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Latvia Mertena is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Mertena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mertena last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

Mertena earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mertena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mertena in the Russian language
Мертенаmertena-

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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 Mertena
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