Merkley Surname

117,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Merkley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3251:155,89615,938
Canada1,5341:24,0193,266
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Merkley (12) may also be a first name.

Merkley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merkley (Arabic: ميركلي) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,849th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,866,687 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Merkley are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename internationally It is held by 12 people.

The last name Merkley is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,325 people, or 1 in 155,896. In The United States Merkley is most common in: Utah, where 26 percent reside, Indiana, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 39 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Merkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merkley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merkley last name expanded 1,649 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merkley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Merkley last name are 28.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount Merkley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.06% more than the national average, earning $47,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $52,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merckley9313/
Mearkley935/
Merkle9214,587/
Merkly9241/
Markley8610,584/
Merkler861,013/
Merckle86378/
Mearkle86314/
Maerkle8676/
Merklee8625/
Merkloe863/
Morkley861/
Merrkle861/
Merklej861/
Merklly861/
Mirkley860/
Mercley860/
Merkles860/
Merkluy860/
Marckley8016/
Maerckle801/
Marrkley800/
Markle778,755/
Merkli77881/
Märkle77718/
Mirkle7760/
Myrkle7751/
Merkla7731/
Mercly7721/
Morkly7718/
Merklé7711/
Morkle7710/
Mercle774/
Merkleová751/
Markelley751/
Marklay7124/
Mercklé7120/
Maerkli713/
Mercler713/
Marklee713/
Markhle712/
Merclea711/
Markluy711/
Mirkhle711/
Merclay711/
Maarkly711/
Mercles711/
Marckle710/
Merkleutch710/
Morckle710/
Mairkle710/
Marklie710/
Mercille67579/
Mercelle6746/
Markelle679/
Markille676/
Markclay673/
Margklay671/
Mercllys671/
Mercelly671/
Mirklooy671/
Mercilly671/

Merkley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merkley in the Arabic language
ميركليmyrkly-

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Merkley Reference & Research

Markle DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Merkle FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Markle FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Merkle FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Merkley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis