van der Mersch Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
van der Mersch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
van der Mersch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van der Mersch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van der Mersch has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van der Mersch? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,755,741st most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name van der Mersch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of van der Mersch are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 229,933. In Belgium van der Mersch is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 40 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 30 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 30 percent reside. Other than Belgium this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van der Meersch | 97 | 434 | / |
| van der Meirsch | 97 | 155 | / |
| van der Meersche | 93 | 66 | / |
| van de Meersch | 93 | 50 | / |
| van der Mercht | 93 | 1 | / |
| van der Meirsche | 93 | 1 | / |
| van der Meirch | 93 | 1 | / |
| van de Meirsch | 93 | 1 | / |
| van de Meersche | 90 | 123 | / |
| van der Meerssche | 90 | 12 | / |
| van de Meirsche | 90 | 2 | / |
| van de Meirssch | 90 | 1 | / |
| van der Meirssche | 90 | 1 | / |
| van de Meerssche | 87 | 340 | / |
| van de Meirssche | 87 | 111 | / |
| van de Meirssc | 86 | 1 | / |
| van der Mars | 85 | 174 | / |
| van de Meerrssche | 84 | 1 | / |
| Van-Der-Meersch | 83 | 2 | / |
| van de Mars | 80 | 19 | / |
| Van-Der-Meersche | 80 | 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
- 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 van der Mersch
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