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Where Does The Last Name Merkin Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Merkin (Russian: Меркин) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkin? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Merkin is the 254,336^th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,692,560 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Merkin live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Merkin is also the 956,749^th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 98 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 665 people, or 1 in 545,051. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 21 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 26 percent live and Israel, where 15 percent live.

Merkin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Merkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merkin surname expanded 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Merkin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Merkin last name are 38.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Merkin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 31.18% more than the national average, earning $56,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning $58,786 CAD per year.