Moerkens Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Moerkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moerkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3941:42,8617,259
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Moerkens Last Name Facts

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

Moerkens occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moerkens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 638,206th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 15,277,874 people. Moerkens is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Moerkens are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Moerkens is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 42,861. In The Netherlands Moerkens is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 60 percent are found, South Holland, where 12 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Moerkens Last Name Statistics demography

Moerkens earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.14% more than the national average, earning $58,199 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkens931,298/
Morkens931/
Mehrkens88948/
Moorkens88454/
Merckens88341/
Meurkens88272/
Meerkens8894/
Maerkens8810/
Muerkens887/
Merhkens880/
Mohrkens880/
Mehrckens822/
Meharkens821/
Mürkens80192/
Merkins80182/
Murkens80142/
Markens8091/
Mörkens8077/
Morkins803/
Meerkins7522/
Marckens752/
Mehrkins750/
Moorkins750/
Markns711/
Mayorkins711/
Markins67573/
Murkins67183/
Markenz671/
Markynsh631/
Markinz531/
Marquins503/

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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 Moerkens
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