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Where Does The Last Name Merckens Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Merckens has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Merckens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merckens? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 816,514^th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Merckens reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 512,774. In Germany Merckens is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 59 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 16 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany Merckens occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Merckens Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Merckens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merckens last name increased 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merckens Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Merckens surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the party.

Merckens earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.