Mertira Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Mertira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania71:416,29417,617
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Mêrtira (1) are calculated separately.

Mertira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mertira is more commonly found in Albania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Mêrtira. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertira? popularity and diffusion

Mertira is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Mertira are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

The last name Mertira is most common in Albania, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 416,294. In Albania Mertira is primarily found in: Fier County, where 86 percent are found and Vlorë County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Albania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Greece, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mêrtira951/
Mertiraj9316/
Mertiri86280/
Martira8659/
Mortira866/
Mertera862/
Myrtira860/
Morteira80151/
Mertiris8033/
Martirah8016/
Mortiera801/
Mertitri801/
Marteira801/
Martierra751/
Mortura7188/
Mertyri7170/
Martiro7150/
Martura7115/
Merteri717/
Mêrtiri716/
Martyra711/
Mirtura711/
Mertyris67169/
Morterra6775/
Morteyra6723/
Morteiro6712/
Märtirer673/
Marthura672/
Marteiro672/
Marterra672/
Mortirey671/
Martirey671/
Mortera576,262/
Martera5785/
Mortură574/
Marturo573/
Morteyro5319/
Morthera536/
Märterer533/
Morterau531/
Marthera531/
Märtterer5017/
Marthuroo503/

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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 Mertira
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