Merkouris Surname

245,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Merkouris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkouris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,2761:8,6831,084
United States2351:1,542,378104,414
Cyprus331:26,8143,049
Australia311:870,82953,581
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Merkouris (66) may also be a first name.

Merkouris Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merkouris is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkouris? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 245,297th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,490,170 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Merkouris are found; 81 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 66 people.

The last name Merkouris is most widely held in Greece, where it is carried by 1,276 people, or 1 in 8,683. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 46 percent are found, Peloponnese, where 19 percent are found and Central Greece, where 13 percent are found. Not including Greece it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Cyprus, where 2 percent are found.

Merkouris Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Merkouris surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Merkouris earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.11% less than the national average, earning $41,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkourios9517/
Merkuris9425/
Mercouris89103/
Merkauris891/
Merkorios891/
Merkoureas8432/
Mercuris8272/
Merkurisova801/
Mercorios782/
Mercurios781/
Mercures712/
Mercurys712/
Mirkurich671/
Merqueires631/
Mercares5933/
Mirqarish561/

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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 Merkouris
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