Mercimek Surname
Approximately 4,551 people bear this surname
Mercimek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4,473 | 1:17,398 | 2,099 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mercimek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mercimek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mercimek has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mercimek? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 103,349th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,601,307 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Mercimek are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname Mercimek is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 4,473 people, or 1 in 17,398. In Turkey Mercimek is most numerous in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 17 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 12 percent are found and Gaziantep Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Turkey it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcimek | 88 | 5 | / |
| Mercemek | 88 | 4 | / |
| Merdzhimek | 78 | 5 | / |
| Marcimak | 75 | 25 | / |
| Marcimiak | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marcimiuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mersamk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merdzhemek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marismak | 63 | 51 | / |
| Marcymik | 63 | 1 | / |
| Marcymiuk | 59 | 1 | / |
| Marcymiak | 59 | 1 | / |
| Marsimiuk | 59 | 1 | / |
| Morris Mmekwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Marisamuka | 56 | 9 | / |
| Morisumika | 56 | 1 | / |
| Marasimiuk | 56 | 1 | / |
| Marisamhuka | 53 | 184 | / |
| Meyers-Mack | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mirosmik | 50 | 6 | / |
| Marsamak | 50 | 5 | / |
| Morris Makha | 50 | 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 Mercimek
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