Merčnik Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Merčnik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 185 | 1:13,447 | 3,217 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
The alternate forms: Mercnik (38) are calculated separately.
Merčnik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merčnik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merčnik occurs most in Slovenia. It may occur in the variant forms: Mercnik. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merčnik? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,231,034th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Merčnik live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most common in Slovenia, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 13,447. In Slovenia it is mostly found in: Drava, where 45 percent live, Mura, where 24 percent live and Carinthia, where 19 percent live. Not including Slovenia Merčnik is found in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercnik | 95 | 38 | / |
| Merčnić | 86 | 5 | / |
| Merznik | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maričnik | 80 | 2 | / |
| Marčanik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mergonik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Merachnik | 75 | 12 | / |
| Merochnik | 75 | 7 | / |
| Mertschnik | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mercnić | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mračník | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marznik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marcanik | 67 | 26 | / |
| Merganič | 67 | 25 | / |
| Marčaník | 67 | 17 | / |
| Markanik | 67 | 13 | / |
| Marčonek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Markunik | 67 | 10 | / |
| Marcniak | 67 | 9 | / |
| Marocnik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Merganic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maricnik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Margniak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marcniek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markniok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merkinko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mercanko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Markinik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Margonik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mrachnik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marknick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirdshnik | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mertschnig | 59 | 10 | / |
| Mertschnigg | 56 | 7 | / |
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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 Merčnik
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