Marekani Surname
Approximately 1,820 people bear this surname
Marekani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,783 | 1:29,692 | 3,540 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Marekani (70) may also be a first name.
Marekani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marekani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marekani occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marekani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Marekani is the 223,714th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,004,146 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marekani live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 70 people.
The last name Marekani is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,783 people, or 1 in 29,692. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 60 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 17 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Marekani is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marzekani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Marekana | 88 | 533 | / |
| Marikani | 88 | 231 | / |
| Marakani | 88 | 223 | / |
| Marekeni | 88 | 36 | / |
| Merekani | 88 | 11 | / |
| Marekany | 88 | 1 | / |
| Marakanyi | 82 | 17 | / |
| Mairekane | 82 | 7 | / |
| Masrikani | 82 | 6 | / |
| Marikkani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marikhani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mmarikani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marzekane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marakhani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maarikani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marrakani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marikanai | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maerekhahani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mehrekhani | 78 | 20 | / |
| Meerekhani | 78 | 7 | / |
| Merekainai | 78 | 5 | / |
| Marakanaai | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mahrokhani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Marekkaney | 78 | 1 | / |
| Marakanniy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Marokane | 75 | 2,133 | / |
| Marikeni | 75 | 227 | / |
| Marakane | 75 | 63 | / |
| Marikana | 75 | 23 | / |
| Maricani | 75 | 15 | / |
| Marakeni | 75 | 9 | / |
| Maraqeni | 75 | 9 | / |
| Marecana | 75 | 6 | / |
| Marikoni | 75 | 4 | / |
| Morakani | 75 | 4 | / |
| Merakani | 75 | 3 | / |
| Merikani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Morekeni | 75 | 2 | / |
| Marikane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marakoni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marecane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morekane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merekeni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maraqani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Morokani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marekona | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mariskanish | 74 | 38 | / |
| Matricani | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mehrikani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maragkoni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Marakanaj | 71 | 4 | / |
| Marokhane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mehrakani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marhaqani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marakanne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merikanoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marakoeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meerakani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marakhane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marzicani | 71 | 0 | / |
| Marichkanich | 70 | 9 | / |
| Marychkanich | 70 | 2 | / |
| Marykanych | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mosrikhani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meregkouni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marakainay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maragkouni | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Marekani
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