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 last name Morke (Marathi: मोक, Russian: Морке) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Mörke. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Morke is the 1,666,404th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 27 percent of Morke reside; 26 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 26 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 42 people.

Morke is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 53 percent live, Kaduna, where 27 percent live and Nasarawa, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in 17 countries. It is also found 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morke surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Morke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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