Maercks Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Maercks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maercks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Maercks Last Name Facts

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

Maercks occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maercks.

How Common Is The Last Name Maercks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Maercks live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Maercks is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 2,439,559. In Germany Maercks is most numerous in: Berlin, where 61 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent reside. Other than Germany Maercks occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Maercks Last Name Statistics demography

Maercks earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.18% more than the national average, earning $63,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marcks921,682/
Mercks92127/
Maerckx8631/
Marks83114,128/
Merks831,856/
Maerk8386/
Maerksch801/
Merckx774,501/
Marckx77535/
Marksz77104/
Moerck7739/
Markås7722/
Markss7721/
Merksz7717/
Merchs7714/
Maerke7713/
Marchs776/
Mark's771/
Mmerks771/
Marksø771/
Maerkt771/
Mmarks770/
Marcsh770/
Marksch7151/
Merkckx712/
Moherck711/
Merkx671,301/
Markx67296/
Morks67157/
Moerk67107/
Maerkova6753/
Märks6748/
Marxs6728/
Moehrcke6722/
Marqs6714/
Markz6710/
Margs676/
Merkz672/
Mergs672/
Merxs671/
Mercš671/
Maerg671/

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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 Maercks
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