Merkuur Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Merkuur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkuur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Merkuur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merkuur is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkuur? popularity and diffusion

Merkuur is the 2,580,327th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Merkuur reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 496,682. In The Netherlands Merkuur is mostly found in: Friesland, where 38 percent are found, North Holland, where 29 percent are found and North Brabant, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Venezuela, where 9 percent are found.

Merkuur Last Name Statistics demography

Merkuur earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 121.79% more than the national average, earning R 527,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkur92231/
Mercuur86274/
Merkeur8656/
Mehrkur861/
Mehrkure802/
Mehrkour801/
Mherkure801/
Mercur7770/
Markur7721/
Mirkur772/
Morkur771/
Merkurova7558/
Meherkure751/
Mercure713,439/
Merceur71285/
Merkier7144/
Markour7111/
Mirkure714/
Mirkour711/
Merkhor711/
Mercour711/
Mrekure711/
Mercourt6768/
Markkuir672/
Markhaur670/
Mirkurova638/
Mirkor6212/
Mercor623/
Marcour5769/
Mirkoor5725/
Mirkhor571/
Marqueur532/

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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 Merkuur
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