Merkova Surname
Approximately 472 people bear this surname
Merkova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 290 | 1:496,976 | 45,878 |
| Bulgaria | 102 | 1:68,421 | 4,416 |
| Ukraine | 30 | 1:1,517,423 | 120,367 |
| North Macedonia | 17 | 1:123,616 | 9,990 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Merková (270), Měrková (397) & Mérková (1) are calculated separately.
Merkova Demographics
Merkova Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Merkova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merkova (Russian: Меркова) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Merková, Měrková or Mérková. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkova? popularity and diffusion
Merkova is the 642,991st most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The last name Merkova occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Merkova live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 496,976. In Russia it is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 45 percent reside, Moscow, where 11 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent reside. Not including Russia Merkova is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 22 percent reside and Ukraine, where 6 percent reside.
Merkova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Merkova surname are 9.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56% registered to vote for the political party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merkova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merkova in the Russian language | ||
| Меркова | merkova | - |
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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 Merkova
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