Merkey Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Merkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6291:576,24647,213
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Merkey (13) may also be a first name.

Merkey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merkey occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,938th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. The surname Merkey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Merkey reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Merkey is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 576,246. In The United States Merkey is mostly found in: Oklahoma, where 17 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Liberia, where 0 percent are found.

Merkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merkey surname increased 516 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merkey last name are 24.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.64% being registered with the party.

Merkey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mierkey9298/
Merkiey921/
Mearkey920/
Merke91782/
Merky9126/
Markey8313,134/
Mierke831,175/
Mercey831,005/
Moerke83638/
Mercky83200/
Merkeh83190/
Mercke83142/
Maerky83104/
Merzke8389/
Merkei8371/
Merzky8326/
Mehrke8318/
Maerke8313/
Morkey8312/
Meurke8311/
Merkie8310/
Merked836/
Merkeš836/
Merkhe834/
Merkoe834/
Merkee831/
Merkhy831/
Mierky831/
Merkyo831/
Myrkey831/
Mrekey831/
Merkky831/
Mearke830/
Merhke830/
Moehrke77479/
Mercker77308/
Miercke7774/
Merkesh7724/
Merkhed7720/
Merkett7719/
Merckie7718/
Mirkeiy7714/
Merckes7713/
Merchey7710/
Marckey778/
Merkaje777/
Merkytė775/
Merkysh774/
Markeya773/
Merquey773/
Merkaya772/
Morkeye772/
Meherke771/
Markeye771/
Mehrker771/
Merkkys771/
Moerhke771/
Meerker771/
Meyreke771/
Meråker771/
Merkaie771/
Merkiyo771/
Merkoyo771/
Merckyo771/
Merkaye771/
Merkhay770/
Mearcke770/
Mearker770/
Merkeet770/
Maercky770/
Marke733,976/
Merce731,986/
Merka731,503/
Merki731,425/
Mirke73859/
Marky73606/
Mörke73340/
Morke73119/
Morky7345/
Myrky7345/
Märke7339/
Mirky736/
Märky736/
Mreke732/
Moehrcke7122/
Merkhaie712/
Mehrkesh712/
Mirrckey710/
Mirkei673,084/
Märker671,954/
Merkaj671,822/
Mercea671,690/
Morkeh671,628/
Markee671,285/
Markie671,059/
Merkhi67911/
Möhrke67830/
Merche67456/
Merkaš67447/
Merkou67316/
Markay67282/
Maerki67207/
Merque67187/
Merkač67186/
Mörker67183/
Märzke67145/
Merkaa67136/
Meerka67124/
Mercay6788/
Markeh6776/
Merkau6767/
Mirkeh6748/
Mirkay6746/
Merkah6745/
Mierka6740/
Morkoy6738/
Mohrke6733/
Mörcke6730/
Marcke6729/
Markke6729/
Mirkhe6722/
Markea6716/
Markei6715/
Mearce6713/
Morkhe6712/
Markoy6711/
Morkee6711/
Merkha679/
Morcke679/
Marcky677/
Mercee676/
Morkay676/
Morkie676/
Merzka676/
Markhe675/
Mharke675/
Mairke674/
Markyi674/
Mérkőy673/
Merkai673/
Merkoj673/
Maarke672/
Merqes672/
Mierki672/
Morkyi672/
Markhy671/
Myorke671/
Mearki671/
Meherkhed671/
Miorke671/
Mirkae671/
Mercae671/
Morkea671/
Myrkhe671/
Mirkce671/
Mehrkhoie671/
Mercei671/
Merkio671/
Markky671/
Morcky671/
Myrkys671/
Mercue670/
Morhke670/
Mirkie670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merkey
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