Mercken Surname
Approximately 458 people bear this surname
Mercken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 437 | 1:26,308 | 4,175 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Mercken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mercken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mercken is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mercken? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mercken is the 657,184th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mercken live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 437 people, or 1 in 26,308. In Belgium Mercken is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Belgium Mercken is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miercken | 93 | 0 | / |
| Merken | 92 | 1,445 | / |
| Mercen | 92 | 264 | / |
| Merchen | 86 | 444 | / |
| Merkent | 86 | 36 | / |
| Meerken | 86 | 17 | / |
| Marcken | 86 | 3 | / |
| Morcken | 86 | 2 | / |
| Moerken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merckem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mehrken | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merkienė | 80 | 542 | / |
| Möhrcken | 80 | 3 | / |
| Merckhng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morken | 77 | 2,122 | / |
| Marken | 77 | 2,110 | / |
| Merkin | 77 | 1,553 | / |
| Mercin | 77 | 125 | / |
| Merkyn | 77 | 45 | / |
| Mirken | 77 | 34 | / |
| Märken | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mörken | 77 | 20 | / |
| Merknh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merkne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merkenova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mierkienė | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mörchen | 71 | 646 | / |
| Marcoen | 71 | 292 | / |
| Merkina | 71 | 262 | / |
| Merkyna | 71 | 60 | / |
| Merchin | 71 | 58 | / |
| Meerkin | 71 | 37 | / |
| Merkion | 71 | 19 | / |
| Mirchen | 71 | 17 | / |
| Maerkin | 71 | 10 | / |
| Markoen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Morkken | 71 | 4 | / |
| Marckin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Markken | 71 | 2 | / |
| Merkind | 71 | 2 | / |
| Markeen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Markenn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maarken | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meerkhn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morkienė | 67 | 177 | / |
| Markienė | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mirkeeng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Markn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meerknhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehrchin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirchkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markehen | 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 Mercken
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