Merkson Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Merkson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Merkson (24) may also be a first name.

Merkson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merkson is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. Merkson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Merkson reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Merkson is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 24 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 23 percent live, Missouri, where 21 percent live and Texas, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States Merkson occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Merkson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merkson has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 12,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merkson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Merkson last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Merkson earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.32% less than the national average, earning $33,948 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merckson9327/
Meurkson938/
Merksone933/
Merksong931/
Merksen862/
Mergson861/
Märkson861/
Myrkson861/
Merxson860/
Merchson801/
Meargson800/
Mirkhsan671/
Mirkhshan6310/
Merxan621/
Merxen620/
Mergchant501/

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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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  • 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 Merkson
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