Merzhuk Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Merzhuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 100 | 1:455,227 | 53,509 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
Merzhuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merzhuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merzhuk (Russian: Мержук) occurs most in Ukraine. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merzhuk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Merzhuk is the 1,746,159th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Merzhuk live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
It is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 455,227. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 84 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Kiev Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Barring Ukraine this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Transnistria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merzhuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merzhuk in the Russian language | ||
| Мержук | merzuk | - |
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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 Merzhuk
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