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

The last name Mertens (Russian: Мертенс) is found most in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mertens.

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

It is the 8,388^th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 107,347 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Mertens reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Mertens is also the 495,703^rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 314 people.

Mertens is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 29,481 people, or 1 in 2,731. In Germany Mertens is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 61 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 5 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 91 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Mertens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Mertens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mertens last name increased 1,799 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mertens Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mertens last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Mertens last name are 9.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.31% registered with the party.

The amount Mertens earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 35.13% more than the national average, earning 467,654 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.87% more than the national average, earning R 311,004 per year; in United States they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $47,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.85% more than the national average, earning $63,518 CAD per year.