Merkelt Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Merkelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:2,063,63279,942
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Austria31:2,838,47893,604

Merkelt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merkelt occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkelt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Merkelt reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England Merkelt is most frequent in: Bedfordshire, where 33 percent reside, Greater London, where 22 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 19 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Merkelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merkelt last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Merkelt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkel9235,967/
Merckel86984/
Merkell86133/
Merkiel8670/
Merkael862/
Meerkel861/
Merkeel860/
Merkl835,306/
Merckell806/
Mercel77262/
Märkel77142/
Merckl779/
Merkyl778/
Merkil776/
Myrkel775/
Mirkel773/
Merkelova75192/
Merkelová752/
Merkelowa751/
Merchel711,835/
Mercell7144/
Merquel7133/
Marklet7117/
Merkéll714/
Mercuel713/
Myrkiel711/
Mirkell711/
Merkiol711/
Merkild711/
Merkill710/
Märkl672,223/
Merklová67143/
Mercl6757/
Merchell6711/
Merklova675/
Merccehl671/
Mirkl671/
Mirquelt670/

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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 Merkelt
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