Merkher Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Merkher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Merkher Last Name Facts

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

Merkher (Russian: Мерхер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Merkher are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Merkher is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Merkher is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 37 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 37 percent are found and California, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 19 percent are found and Israel, where 13 percent are found.

Merkher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merkher last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Merkher earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning $39,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merker928,096/
Merher9210/
Mercher86730/
Maerker86593/
Mercker86308/
Merkeur8656/
Moerker8646/
Merkier8644/
Merhere8618/
Mierker863/
Merhert862/
Mehrker861/
Meerker861/
Meråker861/
Mearker860/
Merkerd860/
Merchier80438/
Maercker8091/
Merchert8043/
Mercherz8012/
Merrcher801/
Miercker800/
Mercer7778,422/
Merger77954/
Merkir7723/
Merjer778/
Merhir771/
Merkerová7514/
Merkerova751/
Märcher7159/
Merceir7125/
Mircher7123/
Merkior7114/
Merhair7113/
Merceer713/
Mercerr710/
Merrcer710/
Mercear710/
Merchior6729/
Mohrkhir6711/
Mejrhirh675/
Muirherd673/
Mirkhair671/
Meherher671/
Mairhear670/
Merquert670/

Merkher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merkher in the Russian language
Мерхерmerher-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Merkher
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