Mertes Surname
Approximately 7,293 people bear this surname
Mertes Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Mertin or Martinus (from Mars, the god of war).
Mertes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,645 | 1:22,087 | 2,925 |
| United States | 2,306 | 1:157,181 | 16,061 |
| Belgium | 464 | 1:24,777 | 3,921 |
| France | 277 | 1:239,793 | 37,155 |
| Russia | 183 | 1:787,558 | 64,939 |
| Argentina | 89 | 1:480,263 | 35,686 |
| Luxembourg | 71 | 1:8,177 | 1,280 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 209 | 1:240,281 | 20,076 |
The alternate forms: Mertès (10) are calculated separately.
Mertes (35) may also be a first name.
Mertes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Mertin or Martinus (from Mars, the god of war).
Mertes Demographics
Average Male Mertes Height
177.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mertes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mertes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mertes (Georgian: მერტეს, Russian: Мертес) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Mertès. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mertes.
How Common Is The Last Name Mertes? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mertes is the 68,125th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 999,252 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Mertes reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Mertes is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 35 people.
The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 3,645 people, or 1 in 22,087. In Germany it is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 42 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside and Saarland, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany Mertes is found in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.
Mertes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mertes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mertes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mertes last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States Mertes are 15.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.14% registered with the political party.
The amount Mertes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.45% more than the national average, earning $44,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.52% more than the national average, earning $60,874 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mertes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mertes in the Georgian language | ||
| მერტეს | mertes | - |
| Mertes in the Russian language | ||
| Мертес | mertes | - |
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