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

Mertez (Russian: Мертез) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 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. Mertez is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Mertez is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 20 percent are found.

Mertez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mertez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mertez surname contracted 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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