Merthyr Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Merthyr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merthyr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:515,75523,171
England11:55,718,059489,080

Merthyr (9) may also be a first name.

Merthyr Last Name Facts

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

Merthyr is carried by more people in Wales than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merthyr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Merthyr reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 9 people.

The last name Merthyr is most frequently held in Wales, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 515,755. In Wales Merthyr is mostly concentrated in: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, where 83 percent are found and City and County of Newport, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Wales it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merther8681/
Merter771,458/
Mertir774/
Myrtyr771/
Merttir71123/
Mertier715/
Mertior712/
Merrter711/
Mertert711/
Meerdter6740/
Mirtir621/
Mairtre571/

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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 Merthyr
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