Mertson Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Mertson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mertson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mertson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertson? popularity and diffusion

Mertson is the 3,485,539th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Mertson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Mertson reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 79 percent live, North Carolina, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent live and Turkey, where 16 percent live.

Mertson Last Name Statistics demography

Mertson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.66% less than the national average, earning $18,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merhtsion881/
Märtson86237/
Mertsen8611/
Mertsun862/
Merdson861/
Mertsonova821/
Merchson801/
Mercon77553/
Merzon77191/
Merçon7743/
Merčon7717/
Mertschun757/
Merchsion751/
Mertcan71842/
Meerzon71112/
Mertzen7152/
Merzsan7141/
Merchon7118/
Meirzon7113/
Mercoun7110/
Mertzan717/
Mertsanova715/
Mertxan711/
Merzsán711/
Mirtsun711/
Mercion711/
Merdsen710/
Merrcon710/

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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
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  • 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 Mertson
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