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

The surname Merk (Georgian: მერკ, Russian: Мерк) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 32,630^th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 446,869 people. Merk is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Merk reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Merk is also the 316,970^th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 682 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 10,368 people, or 1 in 7,765. In Germany Merk is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent reside, Bavaria, where 36 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name exists in 78 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Merk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Merk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merk surname expanded 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Merk last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Merk surname are 11% more likely to be registered Republicans 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.