Merck Surname

117,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Merck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1411:169,29417,130
Afghanistan7101:45,2861,645
France4741:140,13221,567
Germany2641:304,94531,102
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
India381:20,185,931296,209
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Guatemala131:1,237,1285,444
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Merck (387) may also be a first name.

Merck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merck (Arabic: ميرك) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merck? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 117,677th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,863,346 people. The surname Merck is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Merck are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 440,394th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 387 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,141 people, or 1 in 169,294. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 27 percent are found, Georgia, where 16 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 18 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Merck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merck surname increased 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merck surname are 31.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

Merck earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $42,806 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mercke91142/
Moerck9139/
Mierck9112/
Merrck911/
Meyrck910/
Merk8916,308/
Merc891,271/
Merkckx832/
Meireck830/
Mearcke830/
Marck802,158/
Merke80782/
Morck80700/
Mirck80225/
Mörck80209/
Merkh80173/
Mercx80167/
Meurk80114/
Moerk80107/
Maerk8086/
Meerk8050/
Myrck8013/
Mierk803/
Merıc802/
Mercš801/
Merzk801/
M'Erk801/
Merzc801/
Mreck801/
Meark801/
Merkk801/
Mercÿ801/
Merct800/
Mörcke7330/
Mehrke7318/
Merksz7317/
Mehrkh7312/
Merkhe734/
Mearek733/
Mmerks731/
Moehrk731/
Merrkh731/
M'Reck731/
Mırcık731/
Merhke730/
Mearke730/
Mark67318,231/
Mork675,931/
Merx672,058/
Mörk671,797/
Mirk67837/
Mirc67611/
Merg67557/
Merkova67472/
Märk67376/
Merková67270/
Mercová6747/
Myrc6710/
Möhrcke679/
Mrek678/
Märc677/
Mercova674/
Merq672/
Mjrc671/
Meyreke671/
Meherke671/
Myrreck670/
D'marck670/
Mairzck670/
Myrk670/

Merck Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merck in the Arabic language
ميركmyrk-
مركmrk-

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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 Merck
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