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

Merkes (Russian: Меркес) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as: Merkeš. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Merkes is the 383,389^th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,852,959 people. The surname Merkes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Merkes live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 31 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 794,866. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 31 percent reside, Nevada, where 23 percent reside and Iowa, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States Merkes occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 10 percent reside.

Merkes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Merkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merkes last name grew 3,257 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merkes Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Merkes last name are 27.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Merkes earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.83% more than the national average, earning $48,687 USD per year.