Merwitz Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Merwitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merwitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Merwitz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merwitz is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Merwitz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merwitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,227,038th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Merwitz is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Merwitz are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Merwitz is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States Merwitz is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 20 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.

Merwitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merwitz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merwitz surname grew 9,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merwitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merwitz last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Merwitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 350.61% more than the national average, earning R 1,070,830 per year; in United States they earn 19.09% more than the national average, earning $51,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.71% more than the national average, earning $57,983 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marwitz861,072/
Merbitz86273/
Mervitz8649/
Morwitz8620/
Marrwitz803/
Meerwaiz801/
Marwiz771/
Merwez771/
Merwic770/
Merwitsch753/
Mirwaiz71145/
Mörbitz7180/
Marvitz7151/
Marwicz7114/
Morvitz7114/
Mervaiz7110/
Mervicz714/
Marwits713/
Mehrviz712/
Merbetz711/
Marwaiz711/
Merwich710/
Morwetz710/
Merwetch6717/
Mervitch674/
Meerweez672/

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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 Merwitz
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