Merkei Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Merkei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 68 | 1:144,357 | 13,146 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Merkei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merkei is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merkei is the 2,255,512th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Merkei occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Merkei live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 144,357. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Somogy County, where 94 percent reside, Baranya County, where 1 percent reside and Budapest, where 1 percent reside. Barring Hungary Merkei exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
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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
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