Merthyr Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Merthyr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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
The surname Merthyr is more commonly found in Wales than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merthyr? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Merthyr occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Merthyr are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles. Merthyr is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 9 people.
The last name is most widespread in Wales, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 515,755. In Wales it is most frequent in: Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, where 83 percent reside and City and County of Newport, where 17 percent reside. Other than Wales Merthyr is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Merthyr
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