Marekela Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Marekela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Marekela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marekela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Marekela is found most in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marekela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Marekela live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Marekela is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,406,437. In Tanzania Marekela is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 41 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marekhela | 94 | 10 | / |
| Marokela | 88 | 37 | / |
| Marikela | 88 | 19 | / |
| Marekele | 88 | 5 | / |
| Marekala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Merekela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Marikhela | 82 | 101 | / |
| Marekhele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mayrekele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marechela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Marriekala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Marakala | 75 | 767 | / |
| Marikala | 75 | 39 | / |
| Maricela | 75 | 36 | / |
| Marikele | 75 | 17 | / |
| Merikela | 75 | 12 | / |
| Marecelo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Marokola | 75 | 2 | / |
| Marycela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mareceli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marakola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marykelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marikola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marecele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marakalla | 71 | 1,929 | / |
| Marikhele | 71 | 79 | / |
| Marakaala | 71 | 27 | / |
| Marakkala | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mairokola | 71 | 5 | / |
| Marichela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Marikalla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marakaila | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marechelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marikkala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marakalaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marakhala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marrikala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mariquela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marikalai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maricelah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marakahla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maraecala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Marakallla | 67 | 3 | / |
| Marrykalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maurikelis | 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 Marekela
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