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 occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Merzbach.

How Common Is The Last Name Merzbach? popularity and diffusion

Merzbach is the 518,760th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,604,372 people. Merzbach is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Merzbach live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 571 people, or 1 in 140,990. In Germany Merzbach is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 7 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Merzbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merzbach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merzbach last name increased 231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merzbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merzbach last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merzbach
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