Muerköster Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Muerköster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Muerkoster (1) are calculated separately.
Muerköster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muerköster Come From? nationality or country of origin
Muerköster occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Muerkoster. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muerköster? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Muerköster is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Muerköster are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 5,031,591. In Germany Muerköster is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 44 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Beside Germany Muerköster is found in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muerkoster | 97 | 1 | / |
| Mürköster | 84 | 81 | / |
| Meyer-Köster | 82 | 1 | / |
| Meyer-Küster | 73 | 6 | / |
| Meyer-Koster | 73 | 2 | / |
| Moura Kuster | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mayer-Küster | 73 | 1 | / |
| Meier Kuster | 73 | 1 | / |
| Merki Sutter | 73 | 1 | / |
| Markhester | 70 | 8 | / |
| Meyer-Koester | 70 | 1 | / |
| Morikoster | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mar Koster | 70 | 1 | / |
| Marcster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marickaster | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Muerköster
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