Mérten Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Mérten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 177 | 1:55,459 | 5,848 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
The alternate forms: Merten (16,463) are calculated separately.
Mérten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mérten Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mérten has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may also occur as a variant: Merten. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mérten? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,239,697th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 38,970,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mérten live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
It is most widely held in Hungary, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 55,459. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 34 percent reside, Heves County, where 27 percent reside and Komárom-Esztergom County, where 10 percent reside. Barring Hungary this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merten | 94 | 16,463 | / |
| Marten | 83 | 17,286 | / |
| Morten | 83 | 1,971 | / |
| Märten | 83 | 399 | / |
| Myrten | 83 | 165 | / |
| Mirten | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mörten | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mértenová | 80 | 22 | / |
| Maerten | 77 | 2,867 | / |
| Marthen | 77 | 1,386 | / |
| Marteen | 77 | 763 | / |
| Martien | 77 | 524 | / |
| Meerten | 77 | 399 | / |
| Maarten | 77 | 218 | / |
| Mehrten | 77 | 196 | / |
| Morthen | 77 | 89 | / |
| Martenn | 77 | 48 | / |
| Merthen | 77 | 44 | / |
| Mertten | 77 | 26 | / |
| Martten | 77 | 7 | / |
| Martehn | 77 | 6 | / |
| Myrthen | 77 | 6 | / |
| Merhten | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mirthen | 77 | 5 | / |
| Merteen | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mortien | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mertien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mörthen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mertenn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mortoen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Morrten | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mirtien | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mairten | 77 | 0 | / |
| Marhten | 77 | 0 | / |
| Martaen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Martn | 73 | 5,350 | / |
| Mertn | 73 | 46 | / |
| Märtn | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mortn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Marthien | 71 | 79 | / |
| Maarthen | 71 | 35 | / |
| Martheen | 71 | 12 | / |
| Martteen | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mardtuen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morthien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maharten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meerdten | 71 | 0 | / |
| Merthien | 71 | 0 | / |
| Martin | 67 | 2,583,180 | / |
| Mertin | 67 | 3,183 | / |
| Märtin | 67 | 1,053 | / |
| Mortin | 67 | 704 | / |
| Mertyn | 67 | 108 | / |
| Mărtin | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mertenová | 67 | 50 | / |
| Martìn | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mirtin | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mertenova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Myrtin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mertem | 67 | 8 | / |
| Marttn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Martïn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Marthn | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mertín | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meertn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Märtín | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martthaen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirtem | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mérten
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