Mertsch Surname

386,017th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Mertsch Surname Definition:

Place name in Bavaria (Mertesheim).

Mertsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7501:107,34113,260
South Africa681:796,73154,178
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Sweden101:984,67673,605
England81:6,964,757184,742
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Mertsch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Bavaria (Mertesheim).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Mertsch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mertsch occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertsch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mertsch is the 386,017th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,921,246 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Mertsch are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 750 people, or 1 in 107,341. In Germany Mertsch is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Hesse, where 14 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany Mertsch is found in 16 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Mertsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mertsch surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mertsch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.1% more than the national average, earning R 425,616 per year and in United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,286 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miertsch93201/
Mertzsch9337/
Maertsch9315/
Mertch922/
Miertzsch8824/
Moertzsch881/
Martsch86546/
Mortsch86135/
Mirtsch8630/
Märtsch8628/
Merzsch864/
Mertche861/
Merts832,948/
Merth83528/
Merch83253/
Mertc831/
Mörtzsch8043/
Martzsch8025/
Merdsche807/
Meerts77809/
Merche77456/
Mertts7742/
Merthe7741/
Mierth7718/
Merchs7714/
Martsh776/
Mertci775/
Mertse772/
Mearch772/
Mertzs771/
Maerts771/
Merrch771/
Merrts770/
Merdth770/
Mirtch770/
Mearth770/
Mertzh770/
Meerch770/
Mert7351,699/
Merc731,271/
Merdche7111/
Meertse716/
Mearthe713/
Meherts711/
Mordsch711/
Mretshe711/
Merrtts710/
Meardth710/
Mertz6717,608/
Merci6712,251/
Meert676,121/
Marts672,170/
Merte671,301/
Mirth67700/
Mercz67691/
Mirch67268/
Mörch67136/
Morts67125/
Mirts6773/
Miert6751/
Myrth6735/
Merthová6725/
Mérth6722/
Mertsova6718/
Mrech6717/
Mertd6711/
Mesrt679/
Myrch674/
Meart674/
Merdt673/
Merthova672/
Meyrt671/
Merrt671/
Mertx671/
Merzc671/
Merzs671/
Mheireth671/
Merzt671/
Mercÿ671/
Mercš671/
Merht671/
Märts671/
Myrts670/
Mehrt670/

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