Merter Surname

267,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Merter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,2631:61,6165,884
Haiti481:222,5818,250
Northern Cyprus381:8,3952,026
United States371:9,796,187405,931
France211:3,162,987209,042
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Merter (539) may also be a first name.

Merter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merter (Russian: Мертер) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,807th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,998,317 people. The last name Merter is mostly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Merter live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 68 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 363,109th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 539 people.

It is most widespread in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,263 people, or 1 in 61,616. In Turkey Merter is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent are found, Van Province, where 12 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 3 percent are found and Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent are found.

Merter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 247 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merter Last Name Statistics demography

Merter earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning $35,567 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merther9281/
Mertier925/
Merrter921/
Mertert921/
Moerter921/
Merte911,301/
Meerdter8640/
Moertter8625/
Mertes837,293/
Marter832,163/
Morter831,762/
Meirte83136/
Myrter8362/
Mertea8342/
Merthe8341/
Mirter8329/
Mertep8326/
Mertie8322/
Mertey8314/
Märter8313/
Meerte8310/
Mertez835/
Mesrte834/
Mertir834/
Mertet833/
Mörter832/
Merteh832/
Mertte831/
Meurte831/
Mehrte831/
Mearte830/
Martter77132/
Merttir77123/
Merthie7750/
Mörtter7747/
Merthyr777/
Mertesz777/
Meurthe773/
Mearthe773/
Mertior772/
Merőtey772/
Meartie771/
Mertesh771/
Merttes771/
Myorter771/
Merthey771/
Meirete771/
Marteur771/
Morterr771/
Mirtter770/
Mairter770/
Merthes770/
Merta7320,999/
Merti733,032/
Merty73271/
Myrte73110/
Märte73102/
Mirte7337/
Mrete7317/
Merté731/
Mérte731/
Mehertei713/
Mehetrte711/
Merthesz711/
Mehrteas710/
Martir6710,860/
Mertha671,242/
Myrthe67519/
Mertis67161/
Mirtes67119/
Merthi6784/
Mierta6773/
Mesrti6767/
Mortyr6746/
Mertoi6735/
Mertay6724/
Mortir6716/
Merhta6715/
Mertès6710/
Mesrty677/
Merthy676/
Mrette675/
Mierti675/
Myrtes674/
Mertiz674/
Mertoy674/
Mertaj674/
Mertih674/
Mhrete673/
Mirtte672/
Mearta672/
Mirtey671/
Mirtir671/
Metrti671/
Merrty671/
Mertta671/
Mertti671/
Mirtea671/
Mirthe671/
Mertaa671/
Myrtez671/
Myrtyr671/
Miorte671/
Mirtie671/
Meerti671/
Mearty670/

Merter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merter in the Russian language
Мертерmerter-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merter
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