Merking Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Merking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden221:447,58032,003
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Merking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merking is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merking? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Merking occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Merking live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Merking is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden Merking is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 73 percent reside, Värmland County, where 18 percent reside and Dalarna County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Merking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Merking has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merking surname increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merking Last Name Statistics demography

Merking earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moerking933/
Merkings931/
Marking86801/
Morking8642/
Mörking8640/
Mercing8613/
Merkeng862/
Marcking8010/
Merckhng801/
Markieng801/
Markink71252/
Markeng71161/
Morkeng7153/
Markäng712/
Mircing711/
Mirching672/
Mirkeeng672/
Merkenkova591/
Mercenk573/
Marquinq532/
Mirchink531/

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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 Merking
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