Merki Surname

272,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Merki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland7911:10,3831,707
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Afghanistan1471:218,7293,956
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Cyprus201:44,2444,510
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Merki (363) may also be a first name.

Merki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merki (Hindi: मेर्की, Marathi: मेक, Russian: Мерки, Tibetan: མེར་སྐྱིད།) is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merki? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 272,960th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,114,067 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Merki reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 456,894th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 363 people.

Merki is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 791 people, or 1 in 10,383. In Switzerland Merki is most numerous in: Canton of Aargau, where 35 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 33 percent live and Canton of Lucerne, where 6 percent live. Other than Switzerland it exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Afghanistan, where 10 percent live.

Merki Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merki has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merki surname expanded 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merki Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merki are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.88% registered with the party.

Merki earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkhi91911/
Maerki91207/
Merkei9171/
Merkie9110/
Merkai913/
Mierki912/
Mearki911/
Merkio911/
Merkich8366/
Merkisz8325/
Merckie8318/
Merkhai839/
Merkitt838/
Merkiey831/
Marki804,167/
Märki801,537/
Merka801,503/
Merke80782/
Mirki80102/
Morki8047/
Merky8026/
Merqi802/
Mreki801/
Mehrkish7724/
Merkisch7715/
Mirkei733,084/
Merchi732,313/
Merkaj731,822/
Mierke731,175/
Markie731,059/
Moerke73638/
Merkey73632/
Markhi73333/
Mercky73200/
Markai73195/
Merkeh73190/
Mercke73142/
Merkaa73136/
Meerka73124/
Maerky73104/
Merzke7389/
Mercui7355/
Markki7354/
Mirkai7351/
Mirkit7342/
Mierka7340/
Merzky7326/
Mehrke7318/
Markei7315/
Morkhi7315/
Merqui7314/
Maerke7313/
Morkoi7313/
Meurke7311/
Morkai7310/
Merkha739/
Merked736/
Morkie736/
Merkeš736/
Merzka736/
Merkhe734/
Markyi734/
Merkoj733/
Marhki732/
Mirkhi732/
Morkyi732/
Merkee731/
Myorki731/
Maarki731/
Merkhy731/
Markih731/
Markui731/
Markoi731/
Mierky731/
Morkki731/
Mercei731/
Mercij731/
Mercai731/
Merkyo731/
Mitrki731/
Merkky731/
Miorki731/
Mahrki731/
Mearke730/
Mrecki730/
Mirkie730/
Merhke730/
Moehrke67479/
Markhai67347/
Mercker67308/
Mierkey6798/
Miercke6774/
Merceij6745/
Merquis6726/
Merkesh6724/
Mercuit6724/
Merkhed6720/
Merkett6719/
Mirkaia6719/
Merckes6713/
Mirkhai678/
Merquit676/
Markieh675/
Merkytė675/
Mmerkaa674/
Merkysh674/
Meerchi673/
Merquiz673/
Marckie672/
Miorkhi672/
Merkaya672/
Merchiy671/
Maireki671/
Mearchi671/
Meherke671/
Markqui671/
Mehrker671/
Merkkys671/
Muireki671/
Moerhke671/
Meerker671/
Meyreke671/
Mierzka671/
Mirkhiz671/
Mehrchi671/
Merchei671/
Merchiș671/
Mercuis671/
Meråker671/
Mörkhii671/
Merckyo671/
Merkhay670/
Mercaia670/
Mearkey670/
Mearcke670/
Mearker670/
Merkeet670/
Mirkuis670/
Maercky670/

Merki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merki in the Hindi language
मेर्कीmerki-
Merki in the Marathi language
मेकmeka-
Merki in the Tibetan language
མེར་སྐྱིད།mérkyi75
མིར་སྐྱིད།mirkyi25
Merki in the Russian language
Меркиmerki-

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