Merlaku Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Merlaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 49 | 1:37,997 | 3,423 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Mërlaku (101) are calculated separately.
Merlaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merlaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merlaku occurs in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Mërlaku. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merlaku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Merlaku live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in Albano-Europe.
It is most widely held in Kosovo, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 37,997. In Kosovo it is most common in: District of Peja, where 76 percent are found, District of Pristina, where 20 percent are found and District of Prizren, where 4 percent are found. Barring Kosovo Merlaku occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Merlaku
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