Meerkin Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Meerkin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Meerkin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meerkin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meerkin occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Meerkin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meerkin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Meerkin occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Meerkin live; 81 percent live in Australasia and 81 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 899,857. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 50 percent live, Queensland, where 30 percent live and New South Wales, where 20 percent live. Besides Australia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkin | 92 | 1,553 | / |
| Merkina | 86 | 262 | / |
| Merkion | 86 | 19 | / |
| Meerken | 86 | 17 | / |
| Maerkin | 86 | 10 | / |
| Merkind | 86 | 2 | / |
| Meerkhn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merkienė | 80 | 542 | / |
| Maerkina | 80 | 5 | / |
| Meerknhh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Markin | 77 | 35,764 | / |
| Mirkin | 77 | 2,130 | / |
| Merken | 77 | 1,445 | / |
| Morkin | 77 | 368 | / |
| Mercin | 77 | 125 | / |
| Myrkin | 77 | 50 | / |
| Merkyn | 77 | 45 | / |
| Merknh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merkne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merkinova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mierkienė | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mirkina | 71 | 631 | / |
| Merkyna | 71 | 60 | / |
| Merchin | 71 | 58 | / |
| Myrkina | 71 | 56 | / |
| Mörking | 71 | 40 | / |
| Merkent | 71 | 36 | / |
| Mirkind | 71 | 11 | / |
| Merquin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Marckin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Merqina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mirrkin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mourkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mehrken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Markkin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moerken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morkienė | 67 | 177 | / |
| Majercin | 67 | 88 | / |
| Mayorkin | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mayercin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Meurquin | 67 | 11 | / |
| Markienė | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maerkyna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Markn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehrchin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moyorkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moyarkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merckhng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miercken | 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
- 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 Meerkin
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