Mertu Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Mertu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mertu (22) may also be a first name.
Mertu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mertu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mertu (Russian: Мерту) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mertu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,352,516th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Mertu occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Mertu are found; 59 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Mertu is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.
The surname Mertu is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 3,391,005. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Bali, where 74 percent live, Southeast Sulawesi, where 18 percent live and Central Sulawesi, where 8 percent live. Not including Indonesia Mertu exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 24 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mertus | 91 | 457 | / |
| Mertou | 91 | 309 | / |
| Mertuš | 91 | 9 | / |
| Mehrtu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Merrtu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mgertu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meartu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mertusz | 83 | 13 | / |
| Merthus | 83 | 5 | / |
| Merteus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mertuis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mertaus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mortu | 80 | 833 | / |
| Martu | 80 | 318 | / |
| Mirtu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mertheus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meherthu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mehrteus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Martau | 73 | 219 | / |
| Marteu | 73 | 157 | / |
| Marthu | 73 | 56 | / |
| Myrtus | 73 | 20 | / |
| Myrthu | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mirtus | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mhretu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mitrtu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Martuh | 73 | 7 | / |
| Myrtou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mortau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Morteu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Morthu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Morrtu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Martuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Martui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Maartu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mardtu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mertoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mirtuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mairtu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mirtau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mehrtheus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mitrthu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mirtaus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Maartou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marthau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Morthui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muiretu | 67 | 1 | / |
Mertu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mertu in the Russian language | ||
| Мерту | mertu | - |
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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 Mertu
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