Merkez Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Merkez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 64 | 1:1,215,960 | 51,402 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | 1:294,700 | 12,460 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Merkez (87) may also be a first name.
Merkez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merkez is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkez? popularity and diffusion
Merkez is the 1,736,881st most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Merkez reside; 60 percent reside in West Asia and 58 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Merkez is also the 1,024,927th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 87 people.
The last name Merkez is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 1,215,960. In Turkey Merkez is primarily concentrated in: Izmir Province, where 66 percent reside, Kayseri Province, where 19 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 2 percent reside. Besides Turkey this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 11 percent reside and Denmark, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkhezh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Merkes | 83 | 928 | / |
| Markez | 83 | 322 | / |
| Mercez | 83 | 184 | / |
| Merkeš | 83 | 6 | / |
| Merkiz | 83 | 2 | / |
| Morkez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merchez | 77 | 913 | / |
| Merkies | 77 | 184 | / |
| Meurkes | 77 | 101 | / |
| Marketz | 77 | 76 | / |
| Merquez | 77 | 37 | / |
| Moerkes | 77 | 27 | / |
| Merkisz | 77 | 25 | / |
| Merkesh | 77 | 24 | / |
| Merckes | 77 | 13 | / |
| Merkech | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mercedz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mierkes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merkiche | 71 | 229 | / |
| Maerquez | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mehrkesh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Markiezz | 71 | 0 | / |
| Merces | 67 | 10,351 | / |
| Markes | 67 | 1,441 | / |
| Markiz | 67 | 1,002 | / |
| Merkys | 67 | 506 | / |
| Mirkes | 67 | 397 | / |
| Merkis | 67 | 262 | / |
| Morkes | 67 | 225 | / |
| Markeš | 67 | 65 | / |
| Marqez | 67 | 55 | / |
| Markyz | 67 | 48 | / |
| Merkesova | 67 | 17 | / |
| Merkic | 67 | 7 | / |
| Merkhiche | 67 | 6 | / |
| Merkić | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mercêz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merqes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merhkiche | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Merkez
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