Murkes Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Murkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Murkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Murkes (Russian: Муркес) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Murkes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Murkes are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,125,812. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 93 percent are found and Utrecht, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Russia, where 21 percent are found.

Murkes Last Name Statistics demography

Murkes earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 117.75% more than the national average, earning $93,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meurkes92101/
Murkies9217/
Murkets921/
Murkesh921/
Mirkes83397/
Morkes83225/
Murkis83113/
Murces833/
Murkys832/
Moerkes7727/
Murkisz772/
Murkais772/
Mirkesh771/
Mierkes771/
Murkish771/
Murques771/
Morkess771/
Morkeys771/
Murches770/
Murkisch7132/
Mourques712/
Morkis67260/
Mirkis6762/
Morkys6717/
Murcis672/
Morkez671/
Murqez671/
Murqis671/
Morqes671/
Morkisz62328/
Mierkys625/
Mierkis624/
Mirques623/
Murquez622/
Murkich621/
Mirkuis620/
Murquis620/
Murchis620/
Morkisch5744/
Murquist575/
Mirqis502/

Murkes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Murkes in the Russian language
Муркесmurkes-

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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 Murkes
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