Mercks Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Mercks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mercks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mercks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mercks is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mercks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,596,935th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Mercks reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Mercks is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 98 percent are found and Berlin, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 26 percent are found.

Mercks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mercks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mercks surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mercks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mercks last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Mercks earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $42,530 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maercks9239/
Merks911,856/
Merckx834,501/
Marcks831,682/
Merksz8317/
Merchs8314/
Mercse8311/
Mmerks831/
Merkst830/
Maerckx7731/
Merkckx772/
Marks73114,128/
Merkx731,301/
Mercx73167/
Morks73157/
Märks7348/
Myrks7315/
Mirks7311/
Mergs732/
Merkz732/
Merxs731/
Mercš731/
Mjrks730/
Maerksch711/
Marckx67535/
Mircse67158/
Mércse67149/
Marksz67104/
Markås6722/
Markss6721/
Mérksz6719/
Mirkss678/
Mirksh677/
Marchs676/
Mörkås675/
Marksø671/
Mirkšs671/
Merkshova671/
Morcsh671/
Mark's671/
Myrkås671/
Mercxx671/
Mmarks670/
Marcsh670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mercks
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