Merckelbach Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Merckelbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merckelbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Merckelbach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merckelbach is most common in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Merckelbach.

How Common Is The Last Name Merckelbach? popularity and diffusion

Merckelbach is the 2,909,720th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Merckelbach live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 496,682. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Limburg, where 44 percent reside, South Holland, where 32 percent reside and North Holland, where 21 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Switzerland, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkelbach951,326/
Marckelbach91121/
Merkelback861/
Merklebach860/
Merkelbag8070/
Merkelbeck760/
Merkel-Beck735/
Merclbo673/

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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 Merckelbach
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