Mershak Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Mershak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Mershak (49) may also be a first name.
Mershak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mershak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mershak (Russian: Мершак) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mershak.
How Common Is The Last Name Mershak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,293,424th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mershak live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mershak is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 49 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Mershak is primarily found in: Plateau, where 56 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 11 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 6 percent live and Slovakia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merschak | 93 | 31 | / |
| Mershack | 93 | 4 | / |
| Mersak | 92 | 41 | / |
| Marshak | 86 | 1,117 | / |
| Mirshak | 86 | 156 | / |
| Morshak | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mersack | 86 | 11 | / |
| Merscak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mershakova | 82 | 4 | / |
| Marshack | 80 | 112 | / |
| Marschak | 80 | 64 | / |
| Morschak | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mershook | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mirshaik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Morshack | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marshakh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marrshak | 80 | 0 | / |
| Merzak | 77 | 3,347 | / |
| Marsak | 77 | 771 | / |
| Mercak | 77 | 28 | / |
| Meršak | 77 | 24 | / |
| Mersag | 77 | 24 | / |
| Morsak | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mirsak | 77 | 3 | / |
| Merjak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maharshak | 75 | 16 | / |
| Mirschack | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meherzhak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marschaik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marsack | 71 | 417 | / |
| Marshaq | 71 | 149 | / |
| Mirchak | 71 | 36 | / |
| Myrchak | 71 | 29 | / |
| Marshok | 71 | 29 | / |
| Morsack | 71 | 26 | / |
| Marszak | 71 | 20 | / |
| Mersouk | 71 | 12 | / |
| Myrshakova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mierzak | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mehrsheikh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Merzake | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marsaik | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mersagh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meerzak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mytrsak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merzazk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marzhak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merceak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marshock | 67 | 30 | / |
| Marschok | 67 | 20 | / |
| Marshook | 67 | 19 | / |
| Merchouk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Merchaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirsheyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marszauk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merseaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marsheik | 67 | 0 | / |
Mershak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mershak in the Russian language | ||
| Мершак | mersak | - |
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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 Mershak
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