Merkir Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Merkir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Merkir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merkir occurs most in Canada. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merkir is the 4,116,508th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Merkir is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Merkir reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Merkir is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,674,800. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 95 percent are found and British Columbia, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Canada Merkir is found in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found.

Merkir Last Name Statistics demography

Merkir earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.71% more than the national average, earning $58,977 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkier9244/
Merkior9214/
Merker838,096/
Markir8332/
Mercir833/
Maerker77593/
Mercker77308/
Merkeur7756/
Moerker7746/
Merkher7731/
Merceir7725/
Markier7723/
Mierker773/
Mirkior771/
Meråker771/
Meerker771/
Mehrker771/
Mearker770/
Merkerd770/
Maercker7191/
Mohrkhir7111/
Markkuir712/
Markkair711/
Mirkhair711/
Miercker710/
Mercer6778,422/
Merkerová6714/
Mercre672/
Markyr671/
Merkerova671/
Mercêr671/

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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 Merkir
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