Merkele Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Merkele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Merkele Last Name Facts

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

Merkele (Russian: Меркелье) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Merkele live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Merkele is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Merkele is primarily concentrated in: California, where 50 percent live and Tennessee, where 50 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and France, where 20 percent live.

Merkele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merkele has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merkele surname contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merkele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merkele in the Russian language
Меркельеmerkele-

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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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  • 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 Merkele
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