View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Merus is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Mérus. For other possible spellings of Merus click here.

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

The surname Merus is the 1,198,640^th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Merus reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Merus is also the 890,531^st most frequently held given name on earth, held by 111 people.

The last name Merus is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 423,533. In Tanzania Merus is most prevalent in: Arusha Region, where 94 percent live, Manyara Region, where 3 percent live and Tanga Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania Merus exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Merus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Merus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merus surname increased 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merus Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Merus surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political 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.