Merkeev Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Merkeev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkeev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Merkeev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merkeev (Georgian: მერკეევ, Russian: Меркеев) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkeev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,604,449th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Merkeev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Merkeev are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 1,275,425. In Russia Merkeev is most prevalent in: Ivanovo Oblast, where 32 percent are found, Ryazan Oblast, where 19 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found and Ukraine, where 5 percent are found.

Merkeev Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merkeev are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkev922/
Markeev861,782/
Merkoev8613/
Merkaev865/
Myrkeev864/
Mirkeev864/
Merkuev862/
Merkhev861/
Merkeef860/
Markheev8060/
Mirkheev807/
Merkhaev802/
Merkhiev801/
Morkheev801/
Merkeb775,976/
Merkov77367/
Markev778/
Mercev772/
Merkav771/
Merkebova753/
Markaev71193/
Mirkaev7145/
Merchev7138/
Maerkov7137/
Meerkov7121/
Mirkiev7110/
Markiev7110/
Merkhov715/
Markhev714/
Meirkov714/
Morkiev713/
Morkhev711/
Merkaew711/
Merkyov711/
Myrkaev711/
Morkaev711/
Merckov711/
Mirkeva711/
Markhiev67299/
Markhaev67232/
Mirkhaev6751/
Morkhoev676/
Morkhaev675/
Myrkhiev672/
Mirkhoev671/
Markhoev671/
Mayrkaev671/
Merkiffe670/

Merkeev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merkeev in the Georgian language
მერკეევmerkeev-
Merkeev in the Russian language
Меркеевmerkeev-

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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 Merkeev
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