Morke Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Morke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
United States121:30,204,911765,334
India121:63,922,115578,870
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Mörke (340) are calculated separately.

Morke (42) may also be a first name.

Morke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morke (Marathi: मोक, Russian: Морке) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Mörke. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 27 percent of Morke live; 26 percent live in Oceania Islands and 26 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 53 percent live, Kaduna, where 27 percent live and Nasarawa, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Morke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Morke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Morke last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Morke earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 54.23% more than the national average, earning $66,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $55,283 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mörke93340/
Morkeh911,628/
Moerke91638/
Morker91213/
Mohrke9133/
Morkey9112/
Morkhe9112/
Morkee9111/
Morcke919/
Morkie916/
Morkea911/
Morkez911/
Mourke910/
Morhke910/
Mork895,931/
Moehrke83479/
Moorkey8364/
Morkhed832/
Morkche832/
Moerhke831/
Mourkeu831/
Morkess831/
Morkeys831/
Morkest830/
Morka808,025/
Marke803,976/
Murke801,286/
Merke80782/
Morck80700/
Morce80201/
Morzk80122/
Mourk8061/
Morki8047/
Morky8045/
Märke8039/
Mürke8038/
Morkh8028/
Moork803/
Morrk801/
Moyrk801/
Morký801/
Moehrcke7722/
Moorkead770/
Markey7313,134/
Märker731,954/
Morche731,438/
Markee731,285/
Markie731,059/
Murkhe73847/
Möhrke73830/
Merkey73632/
Murkey73194/
Merkeh73190/
Mörker73183/
Märzke73145/
Mercke73142/
Morque73140/
Marzke73139/
Morgue73124/
Murkeu73121/
Markeh7376/
Merkei7371/
Mourki7366/
Markeš7365/
Mourka7338/
Morkoy7338/
Mörcke7330/
Marcke7329/
Markke7329/
Mehrke7318/
Morkys7317/
Murkie7316/
Markea7316/
Markei7315/
Morkhi7315/
Morcey7313/
Maerke7313/
Morcka7313/
Morkoi7313/
Meurke7311/
Merkie7310/
Morkai7310/
Murkee739/
Mührke738/
Moorka737/
Morkay736/
Markhe735/
Mharke735/
Mourky735/
Merkhe734/
Moirka734/
Morkha732/
Morkid732/
Maarke732/
Morkio732/
Mource732/
Márkez732/
Morkyi732/
Masrke731/
Merkee731/
Morqes731/
Morkki731/
Murcke731/
Márkes731/
Morcky731/
Merhke730/
Moorce730/
Mark67318,231/
Márk671,003/
Morkaya67540/
Mourgue67465/
Morkisz67328/
Murkett67251/
Morg67144/
Meurkes67101/
Morc6778/
Marketz6776/
Morkova6772/
Morqued6729/
Morx6727/
Morquez6724/
Märcker6723/
Merckie6718/
Morková6711/
Morques6710/
Morq6710/
Möhrcke679/
Marckey678/
Muhrcke676/
Mourgka676/
Markieh675/
Maråker675/
Marketć675/
Morquet672/
Markehe672/
Marckie672/
Markiey672/
Moorkha672/
Markeer671/
Mourkha671/
Murkeer671/
Murkets671/
Morquie671/
Moorkaa671/
Markerh671/
Mourche671/
Markker671/
Mourgki671/
Mojrekh671/
Morchee671/
Mourkhi671/
Markead671/
Markked671/
Marrkee670/
Markhes670/
Markeat670/
Murckie670/
Murkhey670/

Morke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morke in the Marathi language
मोकmoka-
Morke in the Russian language
Моркеmorke-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Morke
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