Merthy Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Merthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Merthy (110) may also be a first name.

Merthy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merthy is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merthy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Merthy reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Merthy is also the 895,203rd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 110 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Alabama, where 20 percent reside, Arkansas, where 20 percent reside and California, where 20 percent reside. Aside from The United States Merthy exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Merthy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merthy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merthy last name decreased 29 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merthy Last Name Statistics demography

Merthy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mearthy923/
Merthey921/
Merty91271/
Mertha831,242/
Marthy83463/
Morthy83112/
Merthi8384/
Merthe8341/
Mertay8324/
Mertey8314/
Mesrty837/
Moerty836/
Mertoy834/
Mertih834/
Myrthy833/
Merteh832/
Merrty831/
Mearty830/
Mirthy830/
Marthey77319/
Merther7781/
Merthie7750/
Mertaya7734/
Morrthy778/
Marthay776/
Muirthy774/
Maarthy773/
Meurthe773/
Mearthe773/
Merőtey772/
Merthai772/
Meartha771/
Meertha771/
Meerthi771/
Mertesh771/
Merthis771/
Martehy771/
Meartty770/
Meirtha770/
Morthey770/
Miertha770/
Merthes770/
Merta7320,999/
Merti733,032/
Merte731,301/
Mirty7314/
Merté731/
Meertajh712/
Maharthy711/
Merthesz711/
Martthey710/
Martey6727,007/
Marthe678,008/
Mertes677,293/
Mortey673,512/
Marthi672,036/
Merter671,458/
Myrthe67519/
Mirtha67218/
Mertis67161/
Meirte67136/
Morteh67127/
Mierta6773/
Mesrti6767/
Martay6765/
Martoy6763/
Maerte6750/
Morthi6747/
Mertea6742/
Moerti6735/
Mertoi6735/
Marteh6732/
Mertep6726/
Mertie6722/
Myrtha6718/
Merhta6715/
Morthe6712/
Martyi6712/
Mairty6710/
Meerte6710/
Mertès6710/
Mertez675/
Mierti675/
Mirtay674/
Mertiz674/
Martih674/
Mesrte674/
Mertaj674/
Mertet673/
Mearta672/
Martuy672/
Morrty672/
Mirtey671/
Mirthi671/
Metrti671/
Mertta671/
Mertte671/
Mertti671/
Mortiy671/
Moirty671/
Mortay671/
Meurte671/
Mirthe671/
Mertaa671/
Mehrte671/
Mysrty671/
Muirty671/
Meerti671/
Mearte670/

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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 Merthy
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