View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Merus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Merus occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mérus. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,198,640^th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Merus reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 890,531^st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 111 people.

It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 423,533. In Tanzania Merus is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 94 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 3 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Merus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Merus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merus surname grew 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merus Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Merus last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Merus earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,065 USD per year.