View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The surname Merka (Russian: Мерка) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Měrka. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 261,171^st most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,848,667 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Merka reside; 29 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 22 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Merka is also the 110,675^th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 3,986 people.

The surname Merka is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 298,638. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Davao Region, where 32 percent reside, Eastern Visayas, where 20 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 19 percent reside. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Slovakia, where 14 percent reside.

Merka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Merka last name are 31.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Merka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.33% less than the national average, earning R 96,636 per year and in United States they earn 7.62% more than the national average, earning $46,435 USD per year.