Merck Surname
Approximately 3,911 people bear this surname
Merck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,141 | 1:169,294 | 17,130 |
| Afghanistan | 710 | 1:45,286 | 1,645 |
| France | 474 | 1:140,132 | 21,567 |
| Germany | 264 | 1:304,945 | 31,102 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Guatemala | 13 | 1:1,237,128 | 5,444 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 208 | 1:241,436 | 20,158 |
Merck (387) may also be a first name.
Merck Demographics
Average Male Merck Height
178.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercke | 91 | 142 | / |
| Moerck | 91 | 39 | / |
| Mierck | 91 | 12 | / |
| Merrck | 91 | 1 | / |
| Meyrck | 91 | 0 | / |
| Merk | 89 | 16,308 | / |
| Merc | 89 | 1,271 | / |
| Merkckx | 83 | 2 | / |
| Meireck | 83 | 0 | / |
| Mearcke | 83 | 0 | / |
| Marck | 80 | 2,158 | / |
| Merke | 80 | 782 | / |
| Morck | 80 | 700 | / |
| Mirck | 80 | 225 | / |
| Mörck | 80 | 209 | / |
| Merkh | 80 | 173 | / |
| Mercx | 80 | 167 | / |
| Meurk | 80 | 114 | / |
| Moerk | 80 | 107 | / |
| Maerk | 80 | 86 | / |
| Meerk | 80 | 50 | / |
| Myrck | 80 | 13 | / |
| Mierk | 80 | 3 | / |
| Merıc | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mercš | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merzk | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Erk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merzc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mreck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meark | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merkk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mercÿ | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merct | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mörcke | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mehrke | 73 | 18 | / |
| Merksz | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mehrkh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Merkhe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mearek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mmerks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moehrk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merrkh | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Reck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mırcık | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merhke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mearke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Mark | 67 | 318,231 | / |
| Mork | 67 | 5,931 | / |
| Merx | 67 | 2,058 | / |
| Mörk | 67 | 1,797 | / |
| Mirk | 67 | 837 | / |
| Mirc | 67 | 611 | / |
| Merg | 67 | 557 | / |
| Merkova | 67 | 472 | / |
| Märk | 67 | 376 | / |
| Merková | 67 | 270 | / |
| Mercová | 67 | 47 | / |
| Myrc | 67 | 10 | / |
| Möhrcke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mrek | 67 | 8 | / |
| Märc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mercova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Merq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mjrc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meyreke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meherke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myrreck | 67 | 0 | / |
| D'marck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mairzck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Myrk | 67 | 0 | / |
Merck Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merck in the Arabic language | ||
| ميرك | myrk | - |
| مرك | mrk | - |
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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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- 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 Merck
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