Meerk Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Meerk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meerk (11) may also be a first name.
Meerk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meerk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meerk occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meerk? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Meerk is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Meerk are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Meerk is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,872,744. In Iran Meerk is primarily concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 85 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 14 percent reside and Mexico, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyerk | 91 | 2 | / |
| Merk | 89 | 16,308 | / |
| Meierke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meherke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merck | 80 | 3,911 | / |
| Merke | 80 | 782 | / |
| Merkh | 80 | 173 | / |
| Meurk | 80 | 114 | / |
| Moerk | 80 | 107 | / |
| Maerk | 80 | 86 | / |
| Mierk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Merkk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meark | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Erk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merzk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muerk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meerkova | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hmeedtrk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meherg | 73 | 247 | / |
| Moerck | 73 | 39 | / |
| Mehark | 73 | 29 | / |
| Mehrke | 73 | 18 | / |
| Merksz | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mehrkh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mierck | 73 | 12 | / |
| Meurke | 73 | 11 | / |
| Merkhe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mearek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Meyerq | 73 | 2 | / |
| Merrck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merrkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moehrk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmerks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mearke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meyrck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Meyerkova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mark | 67 | 318,231 | / |
| Mork | 67 | 5,931 | / |
| Merx | 67 | 2,058 | / |
| Mörk | 67 | 1,797 | / |
| Merc | 67 | 1,271 | / |
| Mirk | 67 | 837 | / |
| Merg | 67 | 557 | / |
| Merkova | 67 | 472 | / |
| Märk | 67 | 376 | / |
| Merková | 67 | 270 | / |
| Mujerkh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mayerck | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mehearg | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mrek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mauwerk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Merkckx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meeharg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyreke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meireck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Myrk | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Meerk
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