Mertez Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Mertez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mertez? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly 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 forename internationally, held by 16 people.
Mertez is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent live. Not including Brazil Mertez exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent live and The Philippines, where 20 percent live.
Mertez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mertez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mertez surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mertez Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mertez in the Russian language | ||
| Мертез | mertez | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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