Märten Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Märten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Märten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3981:202,27523,169
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Marten (17,286) are calculated separately.

Märten (114) may also be a first name.

Märten Last Name Facts

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

Märten occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Marten. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Märten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 727,600th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Märten reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 877,214th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 114 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 202,275. In Germany it is most frequent in: Berlin, where 17 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 13 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany Märten occurs in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marten9417,286/
Märtn912/
Merten8316,463/
Morten831,971/
Märtin831,053/
Mérten83187/
Myrten83165/
Mirten834/
Märtín831/
Mörten831/
Maerten772,867/
Marthen771,386/
Marteen77763/
Martien77524/
Meerten77399/
Maarten77218/
Mehrten77196/
Morthen7789/
Martenn7748/
Merthen7744/
Mertten7726/
Märting7714/
Martten777/
Martehn776/
Myrthen776/
Merhten775/
Mirthen775/
Mortien772/
Merteen772/
Mertenn771/
Mertien771/
Mörthen771/
Mairten770/
Morrten770/
Martaen770/
Mortoen770/
Mirtien770/
Marhten770/
Martn735,350/
Mertn7346/
Mortn731/
Marthien7179/
Maarthen7135/
Martheen7112/
Martteen713/
Mardtuen711/
Morthien711/
Maharten711/
Meerdten710/
Merthien710/
Martin672,583,180/
Mertin673,183/
Mortin67704/
Mertyn67108/
Mărtin6771/
Mertenová6750/
Martìn6745/
Mirtin6733/
Mértenová6722/
Mertenova6714/
Myrtin6712/
Mertem678/
Marttn675/
Marthn673/
Martïn673/
Mertín672/
Märtinová672/
Mirtem671/
Meertn671/
Martthaen671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Märten
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