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

The last name Merk (Georgian: მერკ, Russian: Мерк) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Merk is the 32,630^th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 446,869 people. Merk is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Merk are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 316,970^th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 682 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 10,368 people, or 1 in 7,765. In Germany Merk is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent live, Bavaria, where 36 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent live. Outside of Germany Merk occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Merk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Merk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merk last name increased 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Merk last name are 11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Merk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.2% more than the national average, earning $47,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $50,713 CAD per year.