Merkett Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Merkett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Merkett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merkett is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkett? popularity and diffusion

Merkett is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Merkett occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Merkett reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Berkshire, where 80 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Devon, where 7 percent reside. Besides England this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Merkett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merkett has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merket92189/
Markett86201/
Merkitt868/
Morkett861/
Merkeet860/
Mercett860/
Merke83782/
Marckett802/
Meerkete801/
Mierke771,175/
Merkit771,125/
Market77781/
Merkey77632/
Mercet77287/
Merkeh77190/
Mercke77142/
Merzke7789/
Merkei7771/
Mehrke7718/
Meurke7711/
Merkie7710/
Morket778/
Merked776/
Merkeš776/
Merkhe774/
Merkee771/
Merhke770/
Mearke770/
Merketova759/
Mercker71308/
Markiet71258/
Merchet71148/
Mierkey7198/
Miercke7174/
Merkesh7124/
Merkhed7120/
Merkyte7120/
Marcket7119/
Merckie7118/
Merckes7113/
Merkytė715/
Marketh711/
Meyreke711/
Meherke711/
Markitt711/
Mehrker711/
Merkiey711/
Merquet711/
Markeet711/
Meerker711/
Meråker711/
Markeat710/
Mearcke710/
Markeit710/
Mearkey710/
Mearker710/
Merce671,986/
Merka671,503/
Merki671,425/
Mirke67859/
Marquett67284/
Märke6739/
Merky6726/
Markeith673/
Mehrkesh672/
Mreke672/
Markieth670/

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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 Merkett
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