Merklein Surname

330,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Merklein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merklein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7841:102,68612,725
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Merklein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merklein is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merklein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 330,832nd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,512,552 people. The last name Merklein is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Merklein live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 784 people, or 1 in 102,686. In Germany Merklein is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 71 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent reside and Hesse, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Merklein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merklein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merklein surname grew 778 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merklein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merklein last name are 33.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Merklein earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $47,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $54,223 CAD per year.

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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 Merklein
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