Merwise Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Merwise Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merwise Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Merwise Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merwise is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merwise? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Merwise is predominantly found in The Americas, where 11 percent of Merwise are found; 11 percent are found in North America and 11 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Merwise is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 45,307,367. In The United States Merwise is primarily found in: Illinois, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meerwaise881/
Marwise8624/
Merwais861/
Mirwise861/
Meerwis861/
Meerwais80124/
Merwicer808/
Merwaiss805/
Mervis77995/
Merbis77184/
Mirwis7757/
Meruis777/
Merwes772/
Merwez771/
Mirwais7116,923/
Mervish7180/
Marwisi7132/
Meervis7126/
Merzuis711/
Meyruis711/
Maruise711/
Mirwies711/
Mervais711/
Merwich710/
Mirwaisi67340/
Marweshe67172/
Meerwees678/
Mervieza674/
Mirwaish673/
Meerweez672/
Meervais672/
Mirwaisy672/
Mirwaize671/
Merveses671/
Morwuese671/
Meerwaiz671/
Metruish670/

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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 Merwise
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