Merzbach Surname

518,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Merzbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merzbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5711:140,99017,074
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Merzbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merzbach is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Merzbach.

How Common Is The Last Name Merzbach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 518,760th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,604,372 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Merzbach reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 571 people, or 1 in 140,990. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent are found and Hesse, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Merzbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merzbach has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merzbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merzbach last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Merzbach earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mertzbach9483/
Merbach93806/
Mezbach931/
Mezbache88509/
Meerbach88267/
Merrbach88139/
Marzbach88131/
Mehrbach8863/
Mersbach8830/
Mierbach8829/
Merbache884/
Märzbach882/
Morzbach881/
Meazbach880/
Merzbash880/
Miersbach822/
Mirbach801,549/
Myrbach8018/
Mierzba8017/
Merschbach7837/
Morsbach75794/
Mirrbach751/
Merboche751/
Mirzbayh751/
Merbouch751/
Merbouche71303/
Mercba714/
Moerschbaech701/
Morschbach6749/
Merzhva6747/
Mörschbach6723/
Mirbakh6715/
Merzboy674/
Meerbaj673/
Meersba672/
Micbach671/
Miersba671/
Mehrzva671/
Myrbakh671/
Mizboch670/
Merboukh6314/
Mervaj5758/
Mersva5730/
Mirbaj577/
Merboj571/
Mirjba571/
Myrzhva5318/
Mirzhva531/

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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
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  • 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 Merzbach
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