Mertenz Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mertenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mertenz Last Name Facts

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

Mertenz (Russian: Мэртэнз) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mertenz.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertenz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Mertenz reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Mertenz is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Mertenz is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 88 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Belgium, where 4 percent are found.

Mertenz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mertenz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertens8667,888/
Martenz8687/
Mertinz8622/
Mertynz861/
Maertens807,208/
Meertens802,932/
Mehrtens802,866/
Martienz80208/
Martensz80114/
Merttens8032/
Mertiens8021/
Mertents8012/
Merthens804/
Moertens801/
Meirtens801/
Martìenz801/
Meartens800/
Mhertens800/
Mertence800/
Martnz7710/
Mertns772/
Maartensz7569/
Merthiens751/
Martens7190,372/
Mertins714,763/
Märtens712,175/
Martinz711,348/
Mortens7177/
Mertensová7124/
Mertyns7121/
Martínz716/
Mertems715/
Mirtens710/
Maartens674,265/
Martiens67691/
Marthens67255/
Maertins67210/
Meertins67173/
Morthens6760/
Martents6747/
Martienß6712/
Marteens6712/
Mertihns6710/
Martintz673/
Martinsz672/
Martinëz672/
Meertems672/
Märtïnëz671/
Merthins671/
Märttens671/
Märtinëz671/
Martindz671/
Martínsz671/
Martenns671/
Mehrtems671/
Meartins671/
Marttens671/
Marten's671/
Mahrtens670/
Mehrtins670/

Mertenz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mertenz in the Russian language
Мэртэнзmertenz-

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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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  • 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 Mertenz
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