Mertez Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Ghana

Mertez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mertez (16) may also be a first name.

Mertez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mertez (Russian: Мертез) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Mertez are found; 20 percent are found in West Africa and 20 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent reside. Besides Brazil Mertez exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 20 percent reside and The Philippines, where 20 percent reside.

Mertez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mertez has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertesz927/
Maertez922/
Merte911,301/
Merthesz861/
Mertes837,293/
Merter831,458/
Martez83918/
Mortez83174/
Meirte83136/
Mertea8342/
Merthe8341/
Mertep8326/
Mertie8322/
Mertey8314/
Meerte8310/
Mertiz834/
Mesrte834/
Mertet833/
Merteh832/
Mertte831/
Meurte831/
Myrtez831/
Mehrte831/
Mearte830/
Martiez77213/
Merther7781/
Mertese7766/
Mortiez7761/
Merthie7750/
Marthez775/
Meurthe773/
Mearthe773/
Merteus772/
Merőtey772/
Mertice771/
Meartie771/
Marteaz771/
Merrter771/
Mertesh771/
Merttes771/
Merthey771/
Meirete771/
Maertes771/
Martezz771/
Merties770/
Merthes770/
Merta7320,999/
Merti733,032/
Merty73271/
Myrte73110/
Märte73102/
Mirte7337/
Mrete7317/
Merté731/
Mérte731/
Meerdter7140/
Mehertei713/
Mehetrte711/
Marteszs711/
Mertease711/
Mertheus711/
Mehrteus710/
Mehrteas710/
Mertoice710/
Martes677,779/
Mertha671,242/
Mortiz671,204/
Mortes67966/
Martiz67682/
Myrthe67519/
Mertic67471/
Mertis67161/
Mirtes67119/
Merthi6784/
Mierta6773/
Mesrti6767/
Myrter6762/
Mertoi6735/
Mirter6729/
Mertay6724/
Mertić6724/
Merhta6715/
Märter6713/
Mertès6710/
Mesrty677/
Merthy676/
Mrette675/
Mierti675/
Martéz675/
Myrtes674/
Mertoy674/
Mertaj674/
Mertih674/
Mhrete673/
Mirtte672/
Mearta672/
Mertys672/
Martíz672/
Mirtey671/
Metrti671/
Merrty671/
Mertta671/
Mertti671/
Martèz671/
Mortyz671/
Mirtea671/
Mirthe671/
Mertaa671/
Miorte671/
Mirtie671/
Meerti671/
Mirtiz671/
Mearty670/
Maertheus670/
Mehrtheus670/

Mertez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mertez in the Russian language
Мертезmertez-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mertez
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