Mertek Surname
Approximately 457 people bear this surname
Mertek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 436 | 1:178,490 | 13,477 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Mertek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mertek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mertek occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mertek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 658,434th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Mertek reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 178,490. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Giresun Province, where 33 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live and Konya Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merteke | 92 | 4 | / |
| Martek | 83 | 391 | / |
| Mortek | 83 | 182 | / |
| Mertik | 83 | 157 | / |
| Myrtek | 83 | 43 | / |
| Mirtek | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mertyk | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mertík | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mertekova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mertick | 77 | 70 | / |
| Martiek | 77 | 5 | / |
| Marteck | 77 | 3 | / |
| Marteuk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahartek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mertic | 67 | 471 | / |
| Mertig | 67 | 295 | / |
| Martik | 67 | 119 | / |
| Mertikova | 67 | 53 | / |
| Mortik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mertíková | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mertykova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mirtik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Märtik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Martick | 62 | 207 | / |
| Mortick | 62 | 18 | / |
| Myreteg | 62 | 8 | / |
| Maartik | 62 | 3 | / |
| Martuik | 62 | 3 | / |
| Martihk | 62 | 2 | / |
| Merztig | 62 | 1 | / |
| Marthik | 62 | 1 | / |
| Martieg | 62 | 1 | / |
| Marthick | 57 | 136 | / |
| Marttick | 57 | 0 | / |
| Mirtikova | 53 | 3 | / |
| Meerettig | 53 | 2 | / |
| Martig | 50 | 1,255 | / |
| Märtig | 50 | 45 | / |
| Mirtic | 50 | 19 | / |
| Martiq | 50 | 1 | / |
| Myrtic | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mortig | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Mertek
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