Merkies Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Merkies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1661:101,73016,487
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merkies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merkies is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Merkies.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkies? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merkies is the 1,252,959th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Merkies live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 101,730. In The Netherlands Merkies is mostly concentrated in: North Holland, where 27 percent live, Limburg, where 19 percent live and Friesland, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands Merkies is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkes92928/
Merkis92262/
Merkie9210/
Markies86171/
Meurkes86101/
Merkier8644/
Moerkes8627/
Merkisz8625/
Merkesh8624/
Merckie8618/
Merkish8615/
Merckes8613/
Mierkis864/
Mierkes861/
Merkiey861/
Mehrkish8024/
Merkisch8015/
Mehrkesh802/
Merceies800/
Merces7710,351/
Markes771,441/
Markis771,042/
Merkys77506/
Mirkes77397/
Morkis77260/
Morkes77225/
Merkez77111/
Mirkis7762/
Mercis7715/
Merkeš776/
Merkiz772/
Merqes772/
Mirkie770/
Merkesova7517/
Maerkisch7515/
Merhkiche751/
Merceus71829/
Morkisz71328/
Merchie71316/
Markisz71261/
Markish71200/
Merches71165/
Merkich7166/
Markesh7160/
Merchis7140/
Marqies7129/
Merques7129/
Markiss7128/
Merquis7126/
Markeas7125/
Markees7111/
Merceis719/
Markois716/
Marckes716/
Markess716/
Markuis715/
Mierkys715/
Merkysh714/
Marckis714/
Markeus714/
Merkaus713/
Merkous712/
Merkeshova712/
Miorkis712/
Merkkys711/
Markkes711/
Morkess711/
Morkeys711/
Mercuis711/
Mirkesh711/
Merkiyo711/
Mirkuis710/
Markhes710/
Markhis710/
Mercess710/
Meircis710/
Markeis710/
Märkisch67180/
Morkisch6744/
Markisch6732/
Marquies6716/
Marckess6713/
Merkhous674/
Merkiyasova674/
Mirkiaei673/
Merchiez673/
Markesch673/
Maerques673/
Markquis672/
Meerchie671/
Markeish671/
Mirkiaie671/
Markiezz670/

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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 Merkies
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