Where Does The Last Name Merkit Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Merkit (Russian: Меркит) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkit? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 329,447^th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,477,819 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Merkit reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Merkit is also the 2,368,944^th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Merkit is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,062 people, or 1 in 73,278. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Mardin Province, where 23 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside and Agri Province, where 12 percent reside. Other than Turkey this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Merkit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Merkit has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merkit surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.