Merckaert Surname
Approximately 522 people bear this surname
Merckaert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 371 | 1:30,988 | 5,012 |
| France | 115 | 1:577,589 | 77,507 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Merckaert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merckaert Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merckaert occurs most in Belgium. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merckaert? popularity and diffusion
It is the 596,518th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Merckaert reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 30,988. In Belgium Merckaert is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 81 percent live, Walloon Region, where 13 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Belgium it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 22 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maerckaert | 95 | 46 | / |
| Merkckaert | 95 | 1 | / |
| Merkaert | 94 | 8 | / |
| Merckert | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maerkaert | 89 | 4 | / |
| Merkert | 88 | 1,622 | / |
| Marckert | 82 | 164 | / |
| Marckart | 82 | 12 | / |
| Merkardt | 82 | 3 | / |
| Markaert | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moerkoert | 78 | 47 | / |
| Marckardt | 78 | 42 | / |
| Marckhart | 78 | 1 | / |
| Merkhardt | 78 | 1 | / |
| Markert | 75 | 12,052 | / |
| Markart | 75 | 1,020 | / |
| Morkert | 75 | 287 | / |
| Märkert | 75 | 140 | / |
| Morkart | 75 | 26 | / |
| Mercard | 75 | 6 | / |
| Marcart | 75 | 2 | / |
| Merkard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merkort | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merkerd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Markhart | 71 | 235 | / |
| Mercourt | 71 | 68 | / |
| Markardt | 71 | 50 | / |
| Miercort | 71 | 31 | / |
| Markerth | 71 | 19 | / |
| Morkertt | 71 | 6 | / |
| Marcartt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Markahrt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merquart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mierkort | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mearcort | 71 | 0 | / |
| Markhert | 71 | 0 | / |
| Merquert | 71 | 0 | / |
| Markhardt | 67 | 149 | / |
| Mercoiret | 67 | 109 | / |
| Markquart | 67 | 86 | / |
| Merquardt | 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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- 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 Merckaert
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