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 last name Merkaš occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Merkas. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkaš? popularity and diffusion
Merkaš is the 669,375th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. Merkaš occurs mostly 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.
Merkaš is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 9,610. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Krapina-Zagorje County, where 33 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 24 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 12 percent live. Not including Croatia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 1 percent live and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent live.
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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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