Mertu Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Mertu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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

The surname Mertu (Russian: Мерту) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. Mertu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Mertu reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Mertu is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Mertu is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 3,391,005. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: Bali, where 74 percent are found, Southeast Sulawesi, where 18 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Mertu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 24 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertus91457/
Mertou91309/
Mertuš919/
Mehrtu912/
Merrtu911/
Mgertu911/
Meartu911/
Mertusz8313/
Merthus835/
Merteus832/
Mertuis831/
Mertaus830/
Mortu80833/
Martu80318/
Mirtu804/
Mertheus771/
Meherthu771/
Mehrteus770/
Martau73219/
Marteu73157/
Marthu7356/
Myrtus7320/
Myrthu7316/
Mirtus7315/
Mhretu7310/
Mitrtu738/
Martuh737/
Myrtou734/
Mortau734/
Morteu733/
Morthu733/
Morrtu732/
Martuy732/
Martui731/
Maartu731/
Mardtu731/
Mertoo731/
Mirtuj731/
Mairtu731/
Mirtau731/
Mehrtheus710/
Mitrthu6715/
Mirtaus6711/
Maartou672/
Marthau672/
Morthui671/
Muiretu671/

Mertu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mertu in the Russian language
Мертуmertu-

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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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