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Where Does The Last Name Merks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Merks (Russian: Меркс) is most common in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 220,152^nd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,926,479 people. Merks is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Merks live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe. Merks is also the 2,786,762^nd most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 16 people.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 17,110. In The Netherlands Merks is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 51 percent are found, North Holland, where 13 percent are found and Gelderland, where 12 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Merks Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Merks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merks surname expanded 241 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merks Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Merks last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Merks earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.71% less than the national average, earning R 171,780 per year; in United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $51,872 CAD per year.