Merkenich Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Merkenich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Merkenich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkenich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merkenich (Russian: Меркенич) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkenich? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Merkenich live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 24 percent reside and Berlin, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany Merkenich occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkeni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Merkenij | 82 | 12 | / |
| Markanich | 78 | 140 | / |
| Markonich | 78 | 26 | / |
| Merqeni | 75 | 15 | / |
| Merkena | 75 | 9 | / |
| Merkeny | 75 | 1 | / |
| Markkanich | 74 | 3 | / |
| Merkineh | 71 | 36 | / |
| Merkiene | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mercenis | 71 | 3 | / |
| Markanych | 67 | 348 | / |
| Merkesnes | 67 | 24 | / |
| Mierkiene | 67 | 5 | / |
| Markonych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marconich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mercene | 63 | 2,208 | / |
| Mirkena | 63 | 1,775 | / |
| Merkine | 63 | 13 | / |
| Mirceni | 63 | 1 | / |
| Merkinj | 63 | 1 | / |
| Merceny | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mercenes | 59 | 228 | / |
| Merqinio | 59 | 3 | / |
| Merchini | 59 | 2 | / |
| Merkinhe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Merchene | 59 | 1 | / |
| Merchine | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mehrchini | 56 | 12 | / |
| Merchenes | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mirquenie | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mercine | 50 | 75 | / |
| Merciny | 50 | 65 | / |
| Mirkine | 50 | 9 | / |
Merkenich Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merkenich in the Russian language | ||
| Меркенич | merkenic | - |
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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 Merkenich
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