Merkinger Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Merkinger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria3091:27,5584,374
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Merkinger Last Name Facts

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

Merkinger is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkinger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 857,026th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Merkinger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Merkinger reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Merkinger is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 27,558. In Austria Merkinger is most numerous in: Lower Austria, where 62 percent live, Upper Austria, where 28 percent live and Vienna, where 9 percent live. Excluding Austria Merkinger occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Merkinger Last Name Statistics demography

Merkinger earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maerkinger9510/
Merkoinger951/
Markinger8910/
Morkinger891/
Märkinger891/
Merkenger890/
Merkingerová861/
Merchinger840/
Markänger786/
Mercinier784/
Mercener717/
Mercenier67498/

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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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  • 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 Merkinger
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