Märnitz Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Märnitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Märnitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

The alternate forms: Marnitz (890) are calculated separately.

Märnitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Märnitz is found most in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms: Marnitz. Click here for other potential spellings of Märnitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Märnitz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Märnitz is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Märnitz live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Märnitz is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany Märnitz is primarily found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 88 percent live, Brandenburg, where 6 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marnitz95890/
Mernitz86149/
Maernitz8056/
Mirnietz801/
Merniz77581/
Marniz774/
Mérniz771/
Marnits7114/
Merniez718/
Marnetz712/
Marniez712/
Mirnić62425/
Mernez62115/
Marnez6286/
Mirnic6229/
Mernić6212/
Marnić625/
Mornez622/
Mernic621/
Mirnitsova591/
Mearnic5724/
Merñiez5711/
Marnets579/
Marhnez573/
Mernich573/
Mirnich573/
Mernici573/
Marìnez573/
Mirnets572/
Marïnez571/
Mehrnez571/
Meirnez571/
Mernics571/
Mornets570/
Merniche533/
Marnhets530/

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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 Märnitz
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