Merkish Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Merkish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
Merkish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merkish (Russian: Меркиш) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkish? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Merkish is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Merkish are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 11,086,389. In Russia Merkish is most frequent in: Tula Oblast, where 46 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 23 percent live and Tver Oblast, where 23 percent live. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehrkish | 93 | 24 | / |
| Merkisch | 93 | 15 | / |
| Merkis | 92 | 262 | / |
| Maerkisch | 88 | 15 | / |
| Markish | 86 | 200 | / |
| Merkies | 86 | 184 | / |
| Merkich | 86 | 66 | / |
| Merkisz | 86 | 25 | / |
| Merkesh | 86 | 24 | / |
| Mierkis | 86 | 4 | / |
| Merkysh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Märkisch | 80 | 180 | / |
| Morkisch | 80 | 44 | / |
| Markisch | 80 | 32 | / |
| Merkitch | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mehrkesh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Markeish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Markis | 77 | 1,042 | / |
| Merkes | 77 | 928 | / |
| Merkys | 77 | 506 | / |
| Morkis | 77 | 260 | / |
| Mirkis | 77 | 62 | / |
| Mercis | 77 | 15 | / |
| Merkic | 77 | 7 | / |
| Merkiz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Merhkiche | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morkisz | 71 | 328 | / |
| Markisz | 71 | 261 | / |
| Markies | 71 | 171 | / |
| Markysh | 71 | 108 | / |
| Meurkes | 71 | 101 | / |
| Markesh | 71 | 60 | / |
| Merchis | 71 | 40 | / |
| Markiss | 71 | 28 | / |
| Moerkes | 71 | 27 | / |
| Merquis | 71 | 26 | / |
| Merckes | 71 | 13 | / |
| Merceis | 71 | 9 | / |
| Markois | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mierkys | 71 | 5 | / |
| Markuis | 71 | 5 | / |
| Marckis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Merkeshova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Miorkis | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mercuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mierkes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merkkys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mirkesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meircis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Markhis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mirkuis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Markeis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mercaich | 67 | 59 | / |
| Markysch | 67 | 8 | / |
| Marquish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merkhezh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Markesch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Markquis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marcoish | 67 | 0 | / |
Merkish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merkish in the Russian language | ||
| Меркиш | merkis | - |
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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 Merkish
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