Merkaš Surname
Approximately 447 people bear this surname
Merkaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 440 | 1:9,610 | 1,694 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
The alternate forms: Merkas (104) are calculated separately.
Merkaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merkaš has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can also appear as: Merkas. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkaš? popularity and diffusion
It is the 669,375th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 16,303,235 people. The last name Merkaš is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Merkaš are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname Merkaš is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is held by 440 people, or 1 in 9,610. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 33 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 24 percent are found and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Croatia Merkaš is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 1 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Merkaš
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