Merkau Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Merkau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Merkau Last Name Facts

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

Merkau (Russian: Меркау) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Merkau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,333,370th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Merkau live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 51 percent live, Illinois, where 20 percent live and Florida, where 15 percent live. Not including The United States Merkau occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Merkau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merkau last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Merkau earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkaus923/
Merkaut920/
Merka911,503/
Merku91218/
Mercau833,658/
Merkaj831,822/
Merkaš83447/
Markau83418/
Merkou83316/
Merkač83186/
Merkaa83136/
Meerka83124/
Merkah8345/
Mierka8340/
Merkuš8327/
Merkku8317/
Merkha839/
Merzka836/
Merkuş835/
Merkai833/
Merkush77171/
Merkatz77128/
Mercaus7721/
Merkhai779/
Merkaje777/
Merkout774/
Mmerkaa774/
Merkach772/
Merkoja772/
Merkaya772/
Meerkut771/
Moehrka771/
Merkouz771/
Mierzka771/
Merkaie771/
Merkash771/
Merkaye771/
Merkhay770/
Marku7318,191/
Morka738,025/
Marka735,905/
Merca733,308/
Merko731,477/
Mirka73918/
Myrka73627/
Měrka73393/
Mirku7381/
Mercu7361/
Merkó7343/
Mreka7324/
Mreku7320/
Mírka7317/
Märka7312/
Myrku738/
Morku736/
Mehrkhah71388/
Meerkatz71201/
Meerkatt7112/
Merkhous714/
Merkhaie712/
Meerkaja711/
Meherkad711/
Merkhush711/
Merkouch711/
Mehrkhou711/
Mearrcau710/
Mercault710/
Mercea671,690/
Merkey67632/
Mercas67574/
Markay67282/
Markai67195/
Mirkou67192/
Mercad67166/
Mercat67165/
Morkah67149/
Mirkap67137/
Marcau67119/
Markku67105/
Maarka67103/
Mercus6799/
Mercay6788/
Markha6774/
Merkei6771/
Mirkad6758/
Mercui6755/
Mirkai6751/
Markah6748/
Mirkay6746/
Mercaş6744/
Mrekaj6742/
Mercaș6740/
Mayrka6736/
Myrkou6726/
Mercou6718/
Mirkha6718/
Markea6716/
Mihrka6716/
Mehrkhast6715/
Mairka6713/
Morcka6713/
Merkoz6712/
Merkie6710/
Morkai6710/
Margka679/
Mercaz678/
Markka676/
Morkay676/
Mercut676/
Myrkha676/
Markaa675/
Meerko674/
Merkoe674/
Merkuhova674/
Moirka674/
Markhu673/
Merkoj673/
Morkha672/
Maarku672/
Mirkah672/
Mierca672/
Mirkka672/
Merqas672/
Mirkae671/
Mirkoa671/
Mercae671/
Merkee671/
Morcau671/
Morkea671/
Markui671/
Mercap671/
Markca671/
Mayrku671/
Miorka671/
Mierko671/
Mmarka671/
Mehrkhash671/
Mercai671/
Merkho671/
Myrkas671/
Mehrkhahj671/
Mercue670/

Merkau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merkau in the Russian language
Меркауmerkau-

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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
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  • 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 Merkau
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