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

Mertes (Georgian: მერტეს, Russian: Мертес) is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant: Mertès. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 68,125^th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 999,252 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Mertes are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Mertes is also the 1,744,716^th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 35 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 3,645 people, or 1 in 22,087. In Germany it is most numerous in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 42 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent are found and Saarland, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany it exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.

Mertes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Mertes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mertes last name rose 1,103 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mertes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mertes surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Mertes last name are 15.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.14% being registered with the 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.