Merkins Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Merkins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Merkins Last Name Facts

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

Merkins is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkins? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merkins is the 1,263,456th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Merkins reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 2,210,115. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 24 percent reside, Minnesota, where 24 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Mexico, where 2 percent reside.

Merkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merkins surname rose 231 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merkins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merkins are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

Merkins earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% more than the national average, earning $55,587 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meerkins9322/
Mehrkins930/
Merkens861,298/
Markins86573/
Morkins863/
Mirkins862/
Mehrkens80948/
Moerkens80477/
Merckens80341/
Meurkens80272/
Meerkens8094/
Maerkens8010/
Merhkens800/
Markns771/
Mehrckens752/
Markens7191/
Mörkens7177/
Mirkens7122/
Morkens711/
Markinz711/
Mercens711/
Marquins673/
Markynsh671/
Mohrkens670/
Markenz571/
Marquinz532/
Marckens532/

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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 Merkins
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