Mertsev Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Mertsev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertsev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Mertsev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mertsev (Russian: Мерцев) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertsev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mertsev is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Mertsev are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 4,804,102. In Russia it is mostly found in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 33 percent live, Moscow, where 20 percent live and Chuvash Republic, where 17 percent live. Other than Russia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 6 percent live and Estonia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertseva9323/
Mertsaev9314/
Martsev86432/
Myrtsev8640/
Mirtsev8628/
Mortsev8616/
Mertsov8612/
Myrtseva8040/
Mirtseva8020/
Mersciev805/
Mirtsaev804/
Marttsev801/
Mercev772/
Merčev771/
Mirtschev7514/
Martsyv71418/
Merzoev71322/
Merzaev71279/
Merzhev7143/
Merchev7138/
Mircsev7129/
Martsov7114/
Martsiv718/
Mortsov716/
Mirtsov716/
Merziev715/
Mirtscheva711/
Mertsyp711/
Mirtsef711/
Merzeev711/
Martcev711/
Merzhoev672,592/
Mirtchev67154/
Mercheva6741/
Merdzhev6712/
Merzhaev672/
Merzheev671/
Myrzshev671/

Mertsev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mertsev in the Russian language
Мерцевmercev-

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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
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  • 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 Mertsev
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