Maereka Surname
Approximately 490 people bear this surname
Maereka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 482 | 1:32,030 | 4,953 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maereka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maereka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maereka occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maereka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 625,459th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maereka live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Maereka is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 482 people, or 1 in 32,030. In Zimbabwe Maereka is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent live, Harare Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe Maereka exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
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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 Maereka
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