Mervis Surname

363,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Mervis Surname Definition:

From place name in Russia (Mir). Possibly also from Merv.

Mervis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6351:570,80146,844
South Africa1971:275,01427,210
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Israel361:237,71222,042
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Merviş (14) are calculated separately.

Mervis (44,558) may also be a first name.

Mervis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Russia (Mir). Possibly also from Merv.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Mervis Last Name Facts

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

Mervis (Russian: Мервис) occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Merviş. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mervis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 363,083rd most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 7,324,167 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Mervis are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Mervis is also the 20,335th most common forename world-wide, held by 44,558 people.

Mervis is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 635 people, or 1 in 570,801. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 15 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent are found and California, where 12 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Mervis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mervis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mervis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mervis surname are 7.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mervis earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 56.93% more than the national average, earning R 372,936 per year and in United States they earn 33.96% more than the national average, earning $57,803 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merviş9414/
Mervish9280/
Meervis9226/
Mervais921/
Mervi91246/
Meervais862/
Marvis83347/
Mirvis83272/
Mervič83265/
Merbis83184/
Merves83127/
Mervic8397/
Mervai8341/
Mervij8326/
Mehrvi8321/
Morvis8316/
Mervie8311/
Meruis837/
Mervih837/
Mervio832/
Mervys831/
Mervit831/
Mervid831/
Mervich77144/
Mirviss7785/
Mirvish7740/
Merveus7727/
Mirvois7717/
Meirevi7713/
Marveis7713/
Marvais7710/
Mervaiz7710/
Merwise779/
Morvais778/
Mehervi775/
Mirvais774/
Mervicz774/
Mehrviz772/
Marvies771/
Marviss771/
Mirvies771/
Mervets771/
Merzuis771/
Mervitt771/
Marvish771/
Meerwis771/
Meyruis771/
Mierves771/
Merwais771/
Mirveis771/
Myrvais771/
Merva731,402/
Merve73221/
Mervy7316/
Merui739/
Merbi734/
Mirvi734/
Meerwais71124/
Moerhuis717/
Merwaiss715/
Mervitch714/
Marvisch712/
Mairevis712/
Metruish710/
Merbai67511/
Marves67138/
Mervaj6758/
Mirwis6757/
Maruis6748/
Mirvic6735/
Merved6735/
Merver6727/
Mervay6722/
Merwid6721/
Marwis6716/
Mervet6716/
Marviz6711/
Mehrwi6710/
Meirui6710/
Mirves678/
Myrvys677/
Moruis676/
Mmerve674/
Mearva673/
Merwitsch673/
Merwit672/
Merwes672/
Merbei672/
Meerva671/
Meerve671/
Mirvai671/
Merues671/
Morves671/
Merbhi671/
Mhirvi671/
Mehrve671/
Mervey671/
Merhbi671/
Mejrbi671/
Miruis671/
Merbih671/
Merbiz671/
Meerwaise671/
Marvys671/
Merwai671/
Merwic670/
Merwhi670/
Mervoy670/

Mervis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mervis in the Russian language
Мервисmervis-

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