Mertus Surname
Approximately 457 people bear this surname
Mertus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| Hungary | 100 | 1:98,163 | 9,529 |
| Haiti | 89 | 1:120,044 | 5,499 |
| Belgium | 37 | 1:310,720 | 35,739 |
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Mertuš (9) are calculated separately.
Mertus (56) may also be a first name.
Mertus Demographics
Mertus Political Affiliation
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Mertus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mertus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mertus (Russian: Мертус) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Mertuš. Click here for other potential spellings of Mertus.
How Common Is The Last Name Mertus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mertus is the 658,434th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The last name Mertus is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Mertus are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mertus is also the 1,321,957th most common first name worldwide, held by 56 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 2,251,298. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 23 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 17 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 22 percent are found and Haiti, where 19 percent are found.
Mertus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mertus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mertus surname rose 1,789 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mertus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mertus surname are 14.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.5% being registered to vote for the party.
Mertus earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.73% more than the national average, earning $49,937 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mertuš | 94 | 9 | / |
| Mertusz | 92 | 13 | / |
| Merthus | 92 | 5 | / |
| Miertus | 92 | 3 | / |
| Merteus | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mertuis | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mertaus | 92 | 0 | / |
| Mertu | 91 | 66 | / |
| Mertheus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mehrteus | 86 | 0 | / |
| Martus | 83 | 2,995 | / |
| Mertou | 83 | 309 | / |
| Mortus | 83 | 142 | / |
| Myrtus | 83 | 20 | / |
| Mirtus | 83 | 15 | / |
| Mertos | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mehrtu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Meartu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mgertu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merrtu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mertusová | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mertousse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mertusova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mehrtheus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maertheus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Martaus | 77 | 248 | / |
| Marthus | 77 | 77 | / |
| Marteus | 77 | 27 | / |
| Miertuš | 77 | 16 | / |
| Morteus | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mirtaus | 77 | 11 | / |
| Martuis | 77 | 11 | / |
| Martush | 77 | 5 | / |
| Marttus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Myretus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Martuss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirtu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Marthaus | 71 | 63 | / |
| Martausz | 71 | 6 | / |
| Martheus | 71 | 5 | / |
| Marthush | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meherthu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marthous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Martuś | 67 | 79 | / |
| Mortuz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Myrthu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mhretu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Martuz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Myrtos | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mitrtu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mertušová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Myrtou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mertoš | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mirtos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mirtau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mertouche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mertoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mairtu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirtuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mertoo | 67 | 1 | / |
Mertus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mertus in the Russian language | ||
| Мертус | mertus | - |
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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 Mertus
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