Merker Surname

62,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Merker Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from a village located in North-Eastern Hungary.

Merker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3801:14,9641,957
United States1,3741:263,79824,866
Russia4301:335,17033,554
Kazakhstan1361:130,01813,505
Poland921:413,13943,861
Switzerland851:96,62310,422
Canada811:454,88439,362
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Australia611:442,55234,724
Romania551:365,05230,933
Luxembourg491:11,8482,062
Austria401:212,88626,249
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
England331:1,688,42669,999
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
France121:5,535,227269,324
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Norway71:734,61250,907
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Montenegro51:127,9134,949
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2921:171,98215,490

Merker (10) may also be a first name.

Merker Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from a village located in North-Eastern Hungary.

- merkerbalazs

Merker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merker (Georgian: მერკერ, Russian: Меркер) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,049th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 900,142 people. The last name Merker is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Merker reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Merker is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The surname Merker is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 5,380 people, or 1 in 14,964. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live, Saxony, where 10 percent live and Hesse, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Merker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merker surname expanded 471 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 330 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merker Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Merker last name are 37.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maerker92593/
Mercker92308/
Merkeur9256/
Moerker9246/
Merkier9244/
Merkher9231/
Mierker923/
Meråker921/
Mehrker921/
Meerker921/
Mearker920/
Merkerd920/
Maercker8691/
Miercker860/
Mercer8378,422/
Marker8313,301/
Märker831,954/
Morker83213/
Mörker83183/
Merkir8323/
Mirker838/
Merkerová8014/
Merkerova801/
Mercher77730/
Märkert77140/
Marcker7792/
Merceir7725/
Märcker7723/
Merkior7714/
Mircker779/
Maråker775/
Merceer773/
Markker771/
Markerh771/
Markeer771/
Myorker771/
Mercear770/
Merrcer770/
Mercerr770/
Merrcher711/
Merquert710/
Markir6732/
Mercir673/
Mercre672/
Markyr671/
Mercêr671/

Merker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merker in the Georgian language
მერკერmerker-
Merker in the Russian language
Меркерmerker-

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