Mertzer Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Mertzer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mertzer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel151:570,50941,023
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Mertzer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mertzer is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mertzer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Mertzer live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Mertzer is most frequently used in Israel, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 570,509. In Israel Mertzer is most frequent in: Central District, where 73 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent reside and Southern District, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Israel it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Mertzer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mertzer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mertzer last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertzger932/
Merzer9273/
Mertze921/
Merzier86456/
Merczer862/
Martzer860/
Mertzie860/
Mertzeis8014/
Mercer7778,422/
Marzer7723/
Mirtze776/
Mörzer775/
Mertse772/
Mertzi772/
Morzer771/
Merzjr771/
Mercier71121,502/
Mercher71730/
Merceir7125/
Mirhzer7114/
Meertse716/
Mertzis715/
Merdzie713/
Merceer713/
Marczer712/
Mertsei711/
Mertziz711/
Mercerr710/
Merrcer710/
Mercear710/
Mirzear710/
Merciere6769/
Mercierr672/
Merrcher671/
Maercier671/
Merdcher670/

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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 Mertzer
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