Nerk Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Nerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
France11:66,422,722504,397
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Nerk (10) may also be a first name.

Nerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nerk (Russian: Нерк) is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nerk.

How Common Is The Last Name Nerk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 51 percent of Nerk are found; 49 percent are found in Australasia and 49 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname Nerk is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,038,296. In Australia Nerk is mostly concentrated in: Queensland, where 42 percent live, Victoria, where 27 percent live and New South Wales, where 23 percent live. Barring Australia this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Nerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nerk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nerk surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nerke8983/
Nerkh891/
Neerk891/
Nerck891/
Gnerk890/
Neurk890/
Nehrke80306/
Nork75910/
Nirk75475/
Nerg75344/
Nark75324/
Nerc75157/
Nerx7524/
Nyrk754/
Nerq754/
Njrk751/
Nerkova739/
Neareke733/
Neireck731/
Nyrek67160/
Gnirk67123/
Nairk6785/
Narkh6751/
Nirke6735/
Nyork6721/
Nyrke6711/
Narrk678/
Norck677/
Nerqu675/
Nayrk674/
Närke672/
Nierg672/
Norkh671/
Nergh671/
Nirks671/
Nhork671/
Nearx671/
Nargk671/
Narkė671/
Naark671/
Narck671/
Nergs671/

Nerk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nerk in the Russian language
Неркnerk-

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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 Nerk
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