Mertig Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mertig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1561:516,06143,667
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mertig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mertig (Russian: Мертиг) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mertig.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mertig is the 904,049th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The surname Mertig occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Mertig live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 516,061. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live, Saxony, where 20 percent live and Berlin, where 19 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 16 percent live.

Mertig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mertig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mertig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mertig surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.18% registered with the political party.

Mertig earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merztig921/
Martig831,255/
Mertic83471/
Mertik83157/
Märtig8345/
Mortig830/
Meerettig802/
Mertick7770/
Martieg771/
Martuig771/
Marthig771/
Mahartig711/
Mertek67457/
Martik67119/
Mertikova6753/
Mirtic6719/
Mortik675/
Mertyk674/
Mertík673/
Mirtik672/
Märtik671/
Martiq671/
Myrtic671/
Martick62207/
Mortick6218/
Myreteg628/
Martiek625/
Merteke624/
Martuik623/
Maartik623/
Martihk622/
Martuiq621/
Marthik621/
Mirtict620/
Marthick57136/
Martuicc577/
Marttick570/
Mertykova534/
Mertíková534/
Mirtikova533/
Mertekova531/
Martek50391/
Mortek50182/
Myrtek5043/
Mirtek504/

Mertig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mertig in the Russian language
Мертигmertig-

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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
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  • 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 Mertig
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