Merket Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Merket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Norway131:395,56035,657
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Merket Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merket is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merket? popularity and diffusion

Merket is the 1,231,034th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. Merket occurs mostly in The Americas, where 30 percent of Merket are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Merket is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 2,684,881. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Nevada, where 5 percent reside and Arizona, where 4 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 16 percent reside and Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Merket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merket has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merket Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merket are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Merket earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 20.71% less than the national average, earning 274,405 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $42,715 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkett9219/
Merkeet920/
Meerkete861/
Merkit831,125/
Market83781/
Mercet83287/
Morket838/
Merked836/
Merketova809/
Markiet77258/
Markett77201/
Merchet77148/
Merkhed7720/
Merkyte7720/
Marcket7719/
Merkitt778/
Merkytė775/
Morkett771/
Marketh771/
Markeet771/
Merquet771/
Mercett770/
Markeat770/
Markeit770/
Markeith713/
Marckett712/
Markieth710/
Merced6743,486/
Marked6770/
Merkitova6764/
Mirkit6742/
Markit6717/
Marqet672/
Meherkhed671/

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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 Merket
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