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

The surname Merz (Arabic: ميرز, Russian: Мерз) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 15,479^th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 202,376 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Merz reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Merz is also the 868,627^th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 116 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 23,212 people, or 1 in 3,468. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name exists in 71 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Switzerland, where 11 percent reside.

Merz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Merz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 771 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 789 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merz Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Merz last name are 17.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Merz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.15% less than the national average, earning 196,733 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 108.48% more than the national average, earning R 495,420 per year; in United States they earn 7.6% more than the national average, earning $46,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $57,877 CAD per year.