Merkiel Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Merkiel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkiel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland391:974,58370,126
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Merkiel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merkiel is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Merkiel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkiel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,273,756th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Merkiel live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 56 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Merkiel is most commonly held in Poland, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 974,583. Other than Poland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Merkiel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merkiel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merkiel last name rose 3,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merkiel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merkiel last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Merkiel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkihel931/
Merkel9235,967/
Merkil926/
Merkhaiel882/
Merckel86984/
Markiel86949/
Merkell86133/
Merkelt8656/
Maerkel8656/
Merkael862/
Morkiel862/
Myrkiel861/
Merkild861/
Meerkel861/
Merkiol861/
Merkeel860/
Merkill860/
Merkl835,306/
Moerckel8060/
Merkhael8013/
Merckell806/
Maerckel802/
Merkhail801/
Marckiel801/
Markel776,831/
Morkel774,193/
Mercil77525/
Mercel77262/
Märkel77142/
Maerkl77128/
Markil7755/
Mirkil7747/
Merckl779/
Merkyl778/
Myrkel775/
Mirkel773/
Morkil771/
Moerkl771/
Mörkel771/
Merkelova75192/
Merkilova755/
Merkelová752/
Merkelowa751/
Markell712,017/
Merchel711,835/
Marckel71243/
Morckel71140/
Mercill7164/
Morkill7157/
Mercell7144/
Merquel7133/
Merkaul7122/
Markill717/
Merceal716/
Merkéll714/
Mercuel713/
Markael713/
Markuel712/
Marckil712/
Mirkell711/
Merceil711/
Markeel711/
Markieł711/
Merchil711/
Markkel710/
Morkell710/
Markl673,405/
Märkl672,223/
Merklová67143/
Mörkl6759/
Mercl6757/
Merchill6713/
Mirkhail6712/
Merchell6711/
Merklova675/
Morkl672/
Merciyal671/
Markelll671/
Markquel671/
Marquiel671/
Merccehl671/
Mirkl671/
Markeell670/
Morquiel670/

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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 Merkiel
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