Merk is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Merk
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Merk

How popular is Merk?

Merk is common in United States.

Merk is ranked 32385 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Merks plummeted by 4.065744 per cent to 1109 since 2000 and slipped by 1898 spots and ranked at 23054. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.21 96.19
Hispanic or Latino 1.8 1.3
Others 0.81 1.21
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.45 0
Merk is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Germany which signifies that it is originated from Germany. Around 15457 people have been found who wears Merk as their family name. Merk is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
18,114 Algeria3
35,184 Poland3
30,723 Georgia3
70,383 Tanzania3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
2,617 Cambodia2
6,977 Tajikistan2
17,547 Colombia2
31,767 Greece2
7,299 Estonia2
14,621 Croatia2
11,736 Lithuania2
147,165 Czech Republic2
34,681 Norway2
90,903 Moldova1
7,191 Afghanistan1
810,193 Indonesia1
28,365 Kenya1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
17,575 Kuwait1
16,073 Latvia1
8,268 Mauritius1
29,046 Japan1
29,595 Iran1
25,746 Finland1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
38,841 Scotland1
8,371 Syria1
5,553 Taiwan1
2,613 The Bahamas1
25,721 Egypt1
49,101 Denmark1
62,864 New Zealand1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,485 Kyrgyzstan39
31,418 Belarus38
83,908 England38
11,444 Portugal28
52,530 Belgium22
75,986 Spain20
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
83,365 Brazil95
62,903 Ukraine75
78,184 Italy67
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Merk:
17,996 Russia945
7,858 Uzbekistan454
2,455 Switzerland450
16,380 Turkey384
12,487 Canada307
10,104 Netherlands279
39,199 Philippines258
5,321 Hungary229
12,208 Kazakhstan219
19,046 Mexico183
12,156 Romania167
8,140 Austria157
77,708 France122
Countries with thousands of Merk:
767 Germany9,078
19,336 United States1,672
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Merk is a Flemish name, mean limit border: domain name.

Merk Namesakes

  • Alexandra Merkulova, Olympic athlete
  • Alexander Merkel, Soccer player
  • Alina Merkau, Actor
  • Irini Merkouri, Singer
  • Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
  • Giorgos Merkis, Soccer player
  • Barrie Merkerson, Lawyer
  • Beate Merk, Politician
  • Bertie Merkell, Patsy Palmer's son
  • Daphne Merkin, Literary critic

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