Marekia Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Marekia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 170 | 1:271,646 | 17,921 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Marekia (21) may also be a first name.
Marekia Demographics
Marekia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Marekia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marekia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marekia is most common in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Marekia click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marekia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,295,379th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. Marekia is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Marekia are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 21 people.
The surname Marekia is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 271,646. In Kenya Marekia is most prevalent in: Kiambu County, where 49 percent reside, Muranga County, where 22 percent reside and Nyandarua County, where 21 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.
Marekia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Marekia surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marakia | 86 | 238 | / |
| Marikia | 86 | 23 | / |
| Morekia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maerikia | 80 | 7 | / |
| Maro'kia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Marikiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marecchia | 75 | 9 | / |
| Marakhija | 75 | 2 | / |
| Marikio | 71 | 83 | / |
| Morikia | 71 | 24 | / |
| Merekio | 71 | 10 | / |
| Marikhojia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Marikja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Morokia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Marakhojia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattriskia | 71 | 0 | / |
| Morakhia | 67 | 197 | / |
| Morokhia | 67 | 109 | / |
| Mehrakia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Maraquia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mariquia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muirikia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meraykia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marichia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morahkia | 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 Marekia
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