Moerke Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Moerke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moerke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4541:798,36861,583
Germany1571:512,77443,467
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Moerke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moerke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Moerke is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moerke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 512,152nd most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Moerke reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 454 people, or 1 in 798,368. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 26 percent live, Wisconsin, where 15 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Moerke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moerke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,162 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moerke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moerke last name are 4.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.4% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moerke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning $45,949 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moehrke92479/
Moerker9246/
Moerhke921/
Merke91782/
Morke91119/
Moerk91107/
Moehrcke8622/
Morkeh831,628/
Mierke831,175/
Merkey83632/
Merkeh83190/
Mercke83142/
Merkei8371/
Moerck8339/
Mohrke8333/
Mehrke8318/
Maerke8313/
Morkey8312/
Morkhe8312/
Meurke8311/
Morkee8311/
Merkie8310/
Morcke839/
Morkie836/
Merkhe834/
Merkee831/
Morkea831/
Moehrk831/
Mourke830/
Mearke830/
Morhke830/
Muerke830/
Merhke830/
Maerker77593/
Maerzke77145/
Meurkes77101/
Mierkey7798/
Miercke7774/
Moorkey7764/
Majorke7741/
Merckie7718/
Meierke771/
Moherck771/
Moehrka771/
Mayorke771/
Mourkeu771/
Meyreke771/
Mearkey770/
Mearcke770/
Mearker770/
Morka738,025/
Marke733,976/
Merki731,425/
Murke731,286/
Mörke73340/
Maerk7386/
Morki7347/
Morky7345/
Märke7339/
Mürke7338/
Merky7326/
Morký731/
Majehrke7199/
Maercker7191/
Muehrcke7163/
Mayehrke711/
Meharkey710/
Markey6713,134/
Märker671,954/
Merkaj671,822/
Markee671,285/
Markie671,059/
Merkhi67911/
Murkhe67847/
Möhrke67830/
Maerki67207/
Mercky67200/
Murkey67194/
Merque67187/
Mörker67183/
Märzke67145/
Murkeu67121/
Maerky67104/
Markeh6776/
Mourki6766/
Mourka6738/
Morkoy6738/
Mörcke6730/
Marcke6729/
Markke6729/
Murkie6716/
Markea6716/
Markei6715/
Morkhi6715/
Mearce6713/
Morcka6713/
Morkoi6713/
Morkai6710/
Murkee679/
Mührke678/
Morkay676/
Markhe675/
Mharke675/
Mourky675/
Mairke674/
Moirka674/
Merkai673/
Merkoj673/
Morkha672/
Maarke672/
Mierki672/
Morkyi672/
Mearki671/
Merkhy671/
Maerkt671/
Mierky671/
Morkki671/
Murcke671/
Morcky671/
Merkky671/

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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 Moerke
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