Merkina Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Merkina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2251:640,54755,698
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Merkina (59) may also be a first name.

Merkina Last Name Facts

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

Merkina (Russian: Меркина) occurs most in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkina? popularity and diffusion

The surname Merkina is the 983,245th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Merkina live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Merkina is also the 1,282,666th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 59 people.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 640,547. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 15 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 10 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Russia Merkina occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Merkina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Merkina last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

Merkina earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $32,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maerkina935/
Merkhina931/
Merkin921,553/
Merkinova882/
Markina8633,764/
Mirkina86631/
Morkina8689/
Mercina8683/
Merkyna8660/
Myrkina8656/
Meerkin8637/
Merkion8619/
Merkena869/
Merkind862/
Merqina862/
Mõrkina861/
Merkienė80542/
Merchina80199/
Markinah8021/
Maerkyna803/
Merquina802/
Markaina801/
Merkenau801/
Morkoina801/
Morkhina801/
Markhina801/
Marckina801/
Mercinha801/
Mirkin772,130/
Merken771,445/
Mercin77125/
Myrkin7750/
Merkyn7745/
Merknh771/
Merkne771/
Mierkienė752/
Merkenova752/
Mirkinova751/
Mearquina751/
Markyna712,712/
Mirkena711,775/
Mercken71458/
Mercena71112/
Myrkyna71107/
Merchin7158/
Merkent7136/
Markino7132/
Meerken7117/
Morkyna7115/
Markena7114/
Mircina7112/
Mirkind7111/
Marqina717/
Merquin714/
Mirrkin712/
Morkena712/
Mehrken711/
Meerkhn711/
Marquina6733,746/
Meurquin6711/
Mirchina678/
Merchena675/
Morquina672/
Merquino672/
Markeena672/
Mierkyno671/
Meerknhh671/
Merchiña671/
Mehrchin671/
Markinou671/
Merckhng671/
Markinoy671/
Miercken670/
Markeana670/

Merkina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merkina in the Russian language
Меркинаmerkina-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merkina
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