Mertian Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Mertian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina531:806,48053,420
France381:1,747,966156,445
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mertian (10) may also be a first name.

Mertian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mertian is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertian? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mertian is the 1,604,449th most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Mertian are found; 53 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequent in Argentina, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 806,480. In Argentina it is primarily found in: Buenos Aires Province, where 64 percent are found, Chubut Province, where 13 percent are found and La Pampa Province, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Argentina this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent are found and Germany, where 14 percent are found.

Mertian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mertian has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mertian last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertiang935/
Merthian930/
Martian861,170/
Mortian8627/
Mertion8615/
Märtian866/
Martijan8033/
Marthian809/
Martiann800/
Martion712,187/
Martjan7139/
Mortjan7121/
Mortyan717/
Mortion714/
Mirtyan712/
Mortehan6773/
Mardtyan671/
Marttion671/
Marthyan671/
Marteon571/

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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 Mertian
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