Merkez Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Merkez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Bosnia and Herzegovina121:294,70012,460
Denmark101:564,47234,222
France71:9,488,960336,266
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkhezh863/
Merkes83928/
Markez83322/
Mercez83184/
Merkeš836/
Merkiz832/
Morkez831/
Merchez77913/
Merkies77184/
Meurkes77101/
Marketz7776/
Merquez7737/
Moerkes7727/
Merkisz7725/
Merkesh7724/
Merckes7713/
Merkech771/
Mercedz771/
Mierkes771/
Merkiche71229/
Maerquez715/
Mehrkesh712/
Markiezz710/
Merces6710,351/
Markes671,441/
Markiz671,002/
Merkys67506/
Mirkes67397/
Merkis67262/
Morkes67225/
Markeš6765/
Marqez6755/
Markyz6748/
Merkesova6717/
Merkic677/
Merkhiche676/
Merkić675/
Mercêz672/
Merqes672/
Merhkiche671/

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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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  • 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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