Merek Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Poland

Merek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2901:456,03237,835
Poland951:400,09242,855
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
England91:6,190,895170,599
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Merek (309) may also be a first name.

Merek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merek (Russian: Мерек) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Merek.

How Common Is The Last Name Merek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merek is the 595,654th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Merek live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Merek is also the 500,178th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 309 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 456,032. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: North Maluku, where 64 percent are found, Bali, where 28 percent are found and West Kalimantan, where 8 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Merek is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Merek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merek last name rose 860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merek last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Merek earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.17% more than the national average, earning $56,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merzek913,567/
Mehrek91669/
Mereke91610/
Mereck91198/
Mierek91160/
Maerek9119/
Merrek913/
Mearek913/
Meriek913/
Merekh911/
Mereak911/
Mmerek911/
Mmereke8311/
Merreck831/
Mereyke831/
Meyreke831/
Mehrekh831/
Mereske831/
Meherek831/
Meyriek830/
Maereck830/
Merieck830/
Meireck830/
Marek8055,481/
Mirek805,422/
Morek801,302/
Merik80284/
Meryk80238/
Mereg80114/
Myrek80110/
Mörek8041/
Merec8015/
Mírek8013/
Merex805/
Mereq801/
Merekova7745/
Mereková773/
Maarek731,816/
Merick73911/
Mareck73466/
Mahrek73217/
Marrek73211/
Mhirek73136/
Mergeg73111/
Moreck7390/
Mariek7374/
Meirik7359/
Mareek7338/
Merike7332/
Merheg7326/
Möreke7325/
Mohrek7325/
Metryk7325/
Hmirek7320/
Marekk7319/
Merrik7316/
Merikh7316/
Merzik739/
Mareik738/
Merzeg737/
Myreck737/
Mareak737/
Maereg735/
Marekh734/
Mireck734/
Mirekh734/
Meraik734/
Merykh734/
Hmeryk734/
Moreik733/
Meurec732/
Morrek732/
Maerik731/
Mierec731/
Merrex731/
Mereac731/
Meriok731/
Myriek731/
Merzec731/
Meyrik731/
Mharek731/
Mirrek731/
Mehreq731/
Merzyk731/
Merecs731/
Merikx731/
Merzeq731/
Meareg731/
Merizk731/
Mehreg731/
Mehrik731/
Meurik731/
Meryks731/
Maeryk731/
Miretk730/
Merekhova711/
Mereckova711/
Merrick6720,702/
Meyrick672,404/
Merkova67472/
Maharek67380/
Merigue67187/
Merique67178/
Meirick67167/
Merrikh67101/
Mereigh6779/
Marreck6775/
Mehraik6725/
Meurehg6717/
M'Harek6713/
Meurick6712/
Morreck678/
Mereque675/
Mahreek674/
Ma'arek674/
Maarekk673/
Moerick673/
Merritk673/
Merrike672/
Merzick672/
Maireke672/
Meregue672/
Mađarek672/
Mharrek672/
Meherik671/
M'Eirik671/
Mierryk671/
Merzhik671/
Mesrick671/
Moreick671/
Mmerike671/
Maareck671/
Maareek671/
Mareekh671/
Mierzyk671/
Mojrekh671/
Merresc670/
Meerick670/
Merrieg670/
Mericke670/
Mittrek670/
Mearick670/
Myrreck670/

Merek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merek in the Russian language
Мерекmerek-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merek
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