Mertis Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Mertis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece871:127,35421,286
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
India51:153,413,076951,030
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Mertis (434) may also be a first name.

Mertis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mertis (Marathi: मेरीट, Russian: Мертис) is found most in Greece. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mertis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,369,340th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Mertis reside; 54 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 54 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Mertis is also the 411,730th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 434 people.

Mertis is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 127,354. In Greece Mertis is primarily found in: Western Greece, where 51 percent reside, Attica, where 47 percent reside and Central Greece, where 1 percent reside. Besides Greece this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 14 percent reside.

Mertis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mertis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mertis surname expanded 103 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mertis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mertis last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Mertis earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merrtis921/
Merthis921/
Mertuis921/
Merties920/
Merti913,032/
Martis8320,161/
Mertes837,293/
Mortis83605/
Mertic83471/
Merthi8384/
Mesrti8367/
Mertoi8335/
Mertie8322/
Myrtis8311/
Mertès8310/
Mirtis835/
Mierti835/
Mertiz834/
Mertih834/
Mertys832/
Metrti831/
Mertti831/
Märtis831/
Meerti831/
Mertisova801/
Martish7783/
Mortiss7773/
Mortais7770/
Mertese7766/
Marthis7765/
Merthie7750/
Martiss7736/
Martois7731/
Martisz7721/
Marties7717/
Martuis7711/
Mertesz777/
Morthis775/
Marrtis774/
Marttis774/
Maartis773/
Merteus772/
Merthai772/
Mertice771/
Meartie771/
Meerthi771/
Mertesh771/
Merttes771/
Martihs771/
Maertes771/
Martais771/
Mirtios771/
Morteis770/
Morties770/
Merthes770/
Mertishova754/
Merta7320,999/
Merte731,301/
Mirti73636/
Merty73271/
Merté731/
Martisch7121/
Marthais7120/
Mortisch713/
Mehertei713/
Martheis712/
Mertease711/
Morthies711/
Marthies711/
Mertheus711/
Merthesz711/
Mortties711/
Mehrteus710/
Marthiss710/
Mehrteas710/
Mertoice710/
Mahartis710/
Martes677,779/
Merter671,458/
Mertha671,242/
Mortiz671,204/
Mortes67966/
Martiz67682/
Mirtič67342/
Misrti67203/
Meirte67136/
Mirtes67119/
Mierta6773/
Mertea6742/
Merthe6741/
Mirtoi6740/
Mirtitsch6734/
Mirtti6730/
Mertep6726/
Mertay6724/
Martés6721/
Mirtic6719/
Merhta6715/
Mertey6714/
Meerte6710/
Mairti678/
Mesrty677/
Merthy676/
Mertez675/
Myrtes674/
Muirti674/
Myrtai674/
Mertoy674/
Mesrte674/
Mertaj674/
Mortés673/
Mertet673/
Mearta672/
Mirtai672/
Martês672/
Martiş672/
Merteh672/
Mirthi671/
Mihrti671/
Merrty671/
Mertta671/
Mertte671/
Mortys671/
Myrtic671/
Myrtys671/
Martís671/
Martiś671/
Meurte671/
Mertaa671/
Mirtie671/
Mehrte671/
Mirtiz671/
Mearte670/
Mearty670/
Maertheus670/
Mehrtheus670/

Mertis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mertis in the Marathi language
मेरीटmerita50
मेरटीसmeratisa50
Mertis in the Russian language
Мертисmertis-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mertis
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