Merkova Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Merkova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2901:496,97645,878
Bulgaria1021:68,4214,416
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
North Macedonia171:123,6169,990
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Merková (270), Měrková (397) & Mérková (1) are calculated separately.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merková95270/
Merykova93104/
Merikova9387/
Maerkova9353/
Merekova9345/
Meerkova934/
Merkhova931/
Merzkova931/
Mierkova931/
Merkov92367/
Měrková90397/
Mérková901/
Merykhova8827/
Merickova885/
Merikhova883/
Merekhova881/
Mereckova881/
Markova86113,091/
Mirkova86504/
Myrkova8681/
Morkova8672/
Meerkov8621/
Merkhov865/
Merkava864/
Mercova864/
Meirkov864/
Merkuov862/
Mergova862/
Merckov861/
Morkhova80181/
Mirikova8074/
Myrikova8060/
Mierková8011/
Myrykova809/
Markovaa805/
Markhova803/
Markoova803/
Mirekova803/
Mereková803/
Marckova802/
Markkova801/
Misrkova801/
Myrekova801/
Mirkov771,508/
Merkow77149/
Myrkov7751/
Mercov771/
Merkaw771/
Merkof771/
Merkav771/
Mayrykova75325/
Mayrikova7513/
Mayrekova752/
Mairikova751/
Moyrykova751/
Merk7316,308/
Marcova71359/
Mirková7175/
Markowa7152/
Mercová7147/
Markava7136/
Merkafe7126/
Mírková7124/
Mirgova7124/
Mergová7113/
Morková7111/
Morcova717/
Merkoub714/
Merkoff712/
Mitrkov712/
Merkhof712/
Mreková712/
Meerkaf712/
Markovo711/
Mirkhov711/
Morkava711/
Markovă711/
Mehrkob711/
Meerkab711/
Mirkava711/
Merkhab711/
Mercava711/
Hmyrkov711/
Merkofe710/
Merck673,911/
Merke67782/
Merek67523/
Merkhouf67449/
Merik67284/
Meryk67238/
Merkh67173/
Meurk67114/
Mireková6766/
Meerk6750/
Mericová6732/
Mehrkopf679/
Mayrekov674/
Mierk673/
Markovoy672/
Markoová672/
Markuová671/
Mirigova671/
Meark671/
Merkk671/
Marcková671/
Hmirková671/
Merkhoff671/
M'Erk671/
Merkabah671/
Merzk671/

Merkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merkova in the Russian language
Мерковаmerkova-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merkova
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