Merki Surname
Approximately 1,425 people bear this surname
Merki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 791 | 1:10,383 | 1,707 |
| United States | 185 | 1:1,959,237 | 126,399 |
| Afghanistan | 147 | 1:218,729 | 3,956 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Croatia | 23 | 1:183,852 | 22,841 |
| Cyprus | 20 | 1:44,244 | 4,510 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Merki (363) may also be a first name.
Merki Demographics
Average Merki Salary in
United States
$47,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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།) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merki? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 272,960th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,114,067 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Merki live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Merki is also the 456,894th most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 363 people.
The surname Merki is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 791 people, or 1 in 10,383. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Aargau, where 35 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 33 percent are found and Canton of Lucerne, where 6 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 10 percent are found.
Merki Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Merki has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Merki Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Merki surname are 2.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.88% being 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
Merki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merki in the Hindi language | ||
| मेर्की | merki | - |
| Merki in the Marathi language | ||
| मेक | meka | - |
| Merki in the Tibetan language | ||
| མེར་སྐྱིད། | mérkyi | 75 |
| མིར་སྐྱིད། | mirkyi | 25 |
| Merki in the Russian language | ||
| Мерки | merki | - |
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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 Merki
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