Merkler Surname

358,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Croatia

Merkler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4601:175,01220,562
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Romania731:275,03925,390
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Croatia251:169,14421,748
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
China41:341,830,39216,990
France31:22,140,907385,998
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Merkler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merkler is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkler? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 358,044th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 7,194,024 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Merkler reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 460 people, or 1 in 175,012. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 46 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Romania, where 7 percent live.

Merkler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merkler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merkler last name expanded 1,162 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merkler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merkler surname are 32.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 79.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Merkler earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.09% more than the national average, earning $54,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $46,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merckler933/
Merkle9214,587/
Merkley863,904/
Merckle86378/
Mearkle86314/
Markler8693/
Merklee8625/
Mercler863/
Merklej861/
Merrkle861/
Morkler860/
Merkles860/
Merckley8013/
Mearkley805/
Merkli77881/
Märkle77718/
Mirkle7760/
Myrkle7751/
Merkly7741/
Merkla7731/
Merklé7711/
Mercle774/
Merkleová751/
Markeller750/
Merceller750/
Mercklé7120/
Mercles711/
Merklly711/
Merclea711/
Mirkhle711/
Merkluy710/
Mirkley710/
Mairkle710/
Mercley710/
Mercille67579/
Mercelle6746/

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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
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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 Merkler
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