Throughout the world, Merklinger (Merklinger 
, Мерклингер 
) is a very rare masculine forename. The first name Merklinger is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is a very rare male name. More frequently, Merklinger is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Merklinger | Germany, Switzerland, United States, Poland, Canada |
| Мерклингер | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| lee merklinger Canadian female curler, CA (b. 1984) |
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