Mertoğlu Surname
Approximately 3,934 people bear this surname
Mertoğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,866 | 1:20,130 | 2,380 |
| Northern Cyprus | 68 | 1:4,691 | 896 |
The alternate forms: Mertoglu (71) are calculated separately.
Mertoğlu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mertoğlu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mertoğlu occurs most in Turkey. It can also appear as: Mertoglu. Click here for other potential spellings of Mertoğlu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mertoğlu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 117,095th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,852,452 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Mertoğlu reside; 74 percent reside in West Asia and 74 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 3,866 people, or 1 in 20,130. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 32 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 7 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 6 percent are found. Not including Turkey this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mertoglu | 96 | 71 | / |
| Merdoğlu | 88 | 225 | / |
| Murtoğlu | 88 | 38 | / |
| Mertkolu | 88 | 3 | / |
| Martoğlu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muratoğlu | 82 | 4,288 | / |
| Mertkollu | 82 | 59 | / |
| Merdioğlu | 82 | 30 | / |
| Mertoglou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mertkol | 80 | 24 | / |
| Mertkola | 75 | 100 | / |
| Martoglu | 75 | 50 | / |
| Mirtoglu | 75 | 33 | / |
| Mertogul | 75 | 16 | / |
| Merdoglu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Murtoglu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mert Gol | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muradoğlu | 71 | 410 | / |
| Mortoglou | 71 | 179 | / |
| Muratoglu | 71 | 136 | / |
| Murutoglu | 71 | 59 | / |
| Moratoglu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Muretoglu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mirtooglu | 71 | 22 | / |
| Myrtoglou | 71 | 20 | / |
| Merdioglu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Martoglou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mertkolli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muartoglu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mertkul | 67 | 67 | / |
| Mertkil | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mertgül | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mertkal | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muratogulu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mrtkola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moradaoğlu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meert-Cool | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouratoglu | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Mertoğlu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis