View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Mertha is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 304,881^st most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,867,589 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Mertha live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Mertha is also the 255,148^th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 995 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,169 people, or 1 in 113,130. In Indonesia Mertha is mostly found in: Bali, where 71 percent live, West Nusa Tenggara, where 19 percent live and Jakarta, where 3 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Mertha Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Mertha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mertha surname rose 165 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mertha Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Mertha surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Mertha earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.55% more than the national average, earning $58,490 USD per year.