Mertner Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Mertner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mertner Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England71:7,959,723202,100
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Mertner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mertner occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,471,719th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. Mertner is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mertner live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 745,421. In Germany Mertner is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live, Berlin, where 28 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 10 percent live and Sweden, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maertner938/
Martner86160/
Mortner8671/
Mörtner8626/
Märtner8619/
Mirtner8615/
Myrtner8611/
Mertnes862/
Martneir800/
Mertni771/
Mertna771/
Mertnis715/
Mirtnes711/
Mirtnesh679/
Mirthna571/
Märtìnèz531/
Myrtennäs503/
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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 Mertner
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