Merková Surname
Approximately 270 people bear this surname
Merková Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 201 | 1:26,550 | 4,510 |
| Czechia | 69 | 1:154,108 | 23,763 |
The alternate forms: Merkova (472), Měrková (397) & Mérková (1) are calculated separately.
Merková Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merková Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merková is found in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Merkova, Měrková or Mérková. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merková? popularity and diffusion
Merková is the 963,821st most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. Merková occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Merková are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Slovakia, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 26,550. In Slovakia Merková is mostly found in: Trenčín Region, where 77 percent reside, Nitra Region, where 11 percent reside and Banská Bystrica Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovakia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkova | 95 | 472 | / |
| Měrková | 95 | 397 | / |
| Mérková | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mierková | 93 | 11 | / |
| Mirková | 86 | 75 | / |
| Mercová | 86 | 47 | / |
| Mírková | 86 | 24 | / |
| Mergová | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mreková | 86 | 2 | / |
| Meerkova | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mierkova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merkhova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merzkova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hmirková | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merk | 73 | 16,308 | / |
| Mirgová | 71 | 1,158 | / |
| Mirkova | 71 | 504 | / |
| Myrkova | 71 | 81 | / |
| Mircová | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mercova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Märcová | 71 | 4 | / |
| Merkava | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mergova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mírgová | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merck | 67 | 3,911 | / |
| Merke | 67 | 782 | / |
| Merkh | 67 | 173 | / |
| Meurk | 67 | 114 | / |
| Meerk | 67 | 50 | / |
| Mierk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merzk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myrekova | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Erk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meark | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misrkova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Merková
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