Merdukh Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Merdukh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merdukh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2611:174,41623,931
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Merdukh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merdukh (Russian: Мердух) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merdukh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 895,817th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name Merdukh is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Merdukh live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 174,416. In Ukraine Merdukh is primarily found in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 72 percent live, Mykolaiv Oblast, where 5 percent live and Poltava Oblast, where 5 percent live. Not including Ukraine this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 11 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Merdukh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (71%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merdoukh932/
Mordukh86167/
Merduch869/
Mardukh868/
Mehrdoukht822/
Merdaugh800/
Marduk7785/
Merdok7735/
Morduk774/
Morduck715/
Merdeux713/
Mardhuk711/
Marduck711/
Merdoch711/
Mardaugh676/
Mordaugh674/
Mardough670/
Mordough670/
Merrdock670/
Mirdough670/
Meirdock670/
Merdoc629/
Marduq621/
Mirdoch573/
Myrdock572/
Myrdoch571/
Mirdock570/

Merdukh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merdukh in the Russian language
Мердухmerduh-

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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 Merdukh
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