Moerkerke Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Moerkerke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moerkerke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2571:44,7347,276
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
France561:1,186,120124,657
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Moerkerke Last Name Facts

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

Moerkerke is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moerkerke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 629,292nd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,994,950 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Moerkerke reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Moerkerke is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 44,734. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent live, Walloon Region, where 6 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Belgium Moerkerke occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 26 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Moerkerke Last Name Statistics demography

Moerkerke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moerkercke957/
Moerkereke951/
Moerkerk94601/
Maerkerke892/
Moerakerk891/
Morkerk882/
Meerkerk82800/
Moerkirk8212/
Merkerc751/
Merkerwack740/
Merkuruk716/
Moorkirk710/
Morakarak6716/
Markerkai671/
Meyerkirk671/
Merakarak671/

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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 Moerkerke
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