Around the globe, 默克 (Merk 
, Mirch 
, Merck 
) is a rare principally masculine, but very infrequently female forename. The forename 默克 is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare masculine name, Philippines, where it is a very rare boy's name, and Germany, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Philippines. More prevalently, 默克 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Merk | Germany, Poland, Switzerland, United States, France |
| Mirch | Brazil, Canada, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India |
| Merck | Germany, Switzerland, United States, Guatemala, France |
| 默克 | China |