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Where Does The Last Name Merker Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Merker (Georgian: მერკერ, Russian: Меркер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merker? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Merker is the 62,049^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 900,142 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Merker reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242^nd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 10 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 5,380 people, or 1 in 14,964. In Germany Merker is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Saxony, where 10 percent reside and Hesse, where 10 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Merker Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Merker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merker surname grew 471 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 330 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merker Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Merker last name are 37.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Merker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.34% less than the national average, earning 258,370 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning $48,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.72% more than the national average, earning $63,951 CAD per year.