Mericks Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Mericks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mericks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Mericks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mericks is most common in Kazakhstan. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mericks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mericks is the 6,723,624th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Mericks are found; 50 percent are found in Central Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name Mericks is most commonly used in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,420,624. In Kazakhstan it is primarily found in: Almaty, where 100 percent reside. Barring Kazakhstan it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Mericks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mericks has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Mericks surname fell 88 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merricks931,494/
Meyricks930/
Meriks924/
Myricks86740/
Merikse862/
Merriks862/
Miricks860/
Moricks860/
Merrics860/
Marricks8012/
Myrricks801/
Morricks800/
Mariks774/
Merikx771/
Meryks771/
Mereks771/
Merecs771/
Merigs770/
Mierigs715/
Marickx711/
Myrisks711/
Maricsz711/
Merix6733/
Morrecks670/

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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 Mericks
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