Morke Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Morke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Mörke (340) are calculated separately.
Morke (42) may also be a first name.
Morke Demographics
Average Morke Salary in
United States
$66,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant: Mörke. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. It is mostly 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 numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 42 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 5,904,759. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 53 percent are found, Kaduna, where 27 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Morke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Morke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Morke surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Morke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Morke 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
Morke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morke in the Marathi language | ||
| मोक | moka | - |
| Morke in the Russian language | ||
| Морке | morke | - |
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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 Morke
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