Merkaj Surname

223,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Merkaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1,4161:2,058337
Greece2991:37,0565,893
Italy511:1,199,15174,752
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

Merkaj Last Name Facts

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

Merkaj is carried by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Merkaj.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkaj? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 223,506th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,999,751 people. Merkaj occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Merkaj are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent are found in Albano-Europe.

Merkaj is most frequently held in Albania, where it is borne by 1,416 people, or 1 in 2,058. In Albania it is most numerous in: Fier County, where 35 percent live, Berat County, where 24 percent live and Vlorë County, where 21 percent live. Apart from Albania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 16 percent live and Italy, where 3 percent live.

Merkaj Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merkaj last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

Merkaj earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.76% less than the national average, earning $30,741 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkaje927/
Merka911,503/
Meerkaja861/
Merkaš83447/
Merkač83186/
Merkaa83136/
Meerka83124/
Merkau8367/
Merkah8345/
Mrekaj8342/
Mierka8340/
Merkac8328/
Merkha839/
Merzka836/
Merkai833/
Merkoj833/
Mehrkhahj801/
Merkatz77128/
Merkhai779/
Mmerkaa774/
Merkaus773/
Merkach772/
Merkoja772/
Merkaya772/
Markajy771/
Moehrka771/
Mierzka771/
Merkaie771/
Merkash771/
Merkaye771/
Merkhay770/
Merkaut770/
Morka738,025/
Marka735,905/
Merca733,308/
Merki731,425/
Mirka73918/
Merke73782/
Myrka73627/
Měrka73393/
Merky7326/
Mreka7324/
Mírka7317/
Märka7312/
Markj731/
Mehrkhah71388/
Merkache71329/
Meerkatz71201/
Meerkatt7112/
Merkhaie712/
Meherkad711/
Merkhakh711/
Mercau673,658/
Mercea671,690/
Mierke671,175/
Merkhi67911/
Moerke67638/
Merkey67632/
Mercas67574/
Markau67418/
Merkou67316/
Markay67282/
Maerki67207/
Mercky67200/
Markai67195/
Merkeh67190/
Mercad67166/
Mercat67165/
Morkah67149/
Mercke67142/
Mirkap67137/
Mirkac67123/
Maerky67104/
Maarka67103/
Merzke6789/
Mercay6788/
Markha6774/
Merkei6771/
Mirkad6758/
Mirkai6751/
Markah6748/
Mirkay6746/
Mercaş6744/
Mercaș6740/
Mayrka6736/
Merzky6726/
Mirkha6718/
Mehrke6718/
Markea6716/
Mihrka6716/
Mehrkhast6715/
Mairka6713/
Maerke6713/
Morcka6713/
Merkoz6712/
Meurke6711/
Merkie6710/
Morkai6710/
Merkazova679/
Margka679/
Mercaz678/
Merked676/
Markka676/
Morkay676/
Merkeš676/
Myrkha676/
Markaa675/
Merkhe674/
Merkoe674/
Moirka674/
Morkha672/
Mirkah672/
Mierca672/
Mierki672/
Mirkka672/
Merqas672/
Mearki671/
Mirkae671/
Mirkoa671/
Mercae671/
Merkee671/
Morkea671/
Merkhy671/
Mercap671/
Markca671/
Miorka671/
Mierky671/
Mmarka671/
Mehrkhash671/
Mercij671/
Mercai671/
Merkyo671/
Merkio671/
Myrkas671/
Merkky671/
Mearke670/
Merhke670/

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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
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  • 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 Merkaj
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