Merkelbach Surname

289,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Merkelbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkelbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7811:103,08012,764
Netherlands3621:46,6507,945
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Merkelbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merkelbach occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Merkelbach.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkelbach? popularity and diffusion

Merkelbach is the 289,091st most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,495,887 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Merkelbach live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 781 people, or 1 in 103,080. In Germany Merkelbach is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Other than Germany Merkelbach occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Merkelbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merkelbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merkelbach surname increased 477 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merkelbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merkelbach are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Merkelbach earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.59% less than the national average, earning $37,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.42% more than the national average, earning $51,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merckelbach9545/
Merkelback901/
Merklebach900/
Marckelbach86121/
Merkelbag8470/
Merkelbeck800/
Merkel-Beck765/
Merclbo593/
Markle-Beck571/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merkelbach
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