Merkner Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Merkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Austria61:1,419,23986,529

Merkner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merkner occurs most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,484,726th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Merkner reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Merkner is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 27 percent reside, California, where 24 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent reside and Czechia, where 10 percent reside.

Merkner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merkner last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

Merkner earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.92% more than the national average, earning $58,218 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkne921/
Markner86116/
Morkner8618/
Mercner8615/
Märkner866/
Merkneh864/
Merknerová828/
Mearknee801/
Mercknes801/
Marckner801/
Merknh771/
Mercenne67133/
Meerknhh671/
Mircinner630/
Mirkenna533/
Mirqunez531/

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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 Merkner
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