Merkine Surname
5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Israel
Merkine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merkine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkine Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merkine is found most in Ethiopia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkine? popularity and diffusion
Merkine is the 5,391,485th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Merkine live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Other than Ethiopia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 15 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkineh | 93 | 36 | / |
| Merkiene | 93 | 4 | / |
| Merkinhe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mierkiene | 88 | 5 | / |
| Merkane | 86 | 415 | / |
| Mercine | 86 | 75 | / |
| Markine | 86 | 62 | / |
| Mirkine | 86 | 9 | / |
| Merkinj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merkein | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merkoune | 80 | 209 | / |
| Markaine | 80 | 23 | / |
| Morkiene | 80 | 3 | / |
| Markiene | 80 | 2 | / |
| Marckine | 80 | 2 | / |
| Merkhina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merkhane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merkoing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merchine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merquinez | 75 | 26 | / |
| Merkesnes | 75 | 24 | / |
| Merquines | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merkkoune | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mercene | 71 | 2,208 | / |
| Markini | 71 | 300 | / |
| Merciny | 71 | 65 | / |
| Markune | 71 | 41 | / |
| Mercein | 71 | 25 | / |
| Merkena | 71 | 9 | / |
| Markene | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mercane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Morkini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merkeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merkeny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morkune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merkhinova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mercain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marquine | 67 | 347 | / |
| Marckini | 67 | 139 | / |
| Markaini | 67 | 18 | / |
| Merkenij | 67 | 12 | / |
| Merqinio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merchini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Markhune | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merkheen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Margkini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markinoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merchene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markeney | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Merkine
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis