Mekru Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Mekru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mekru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mekru (16) may also be a first name.

Mekru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mekru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mekru is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mekru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Mekru are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 78 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Mekru is also the 2,786,762nd most common given name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India Mekru is mostly found in: Nagaland, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mekrut9153/
Meekru911/
Mekruz911/
Mekhru911/
Mekrou911/
Meškru911/
Mekrouz83263/
Mekrout8398/
Meekrut8321/
Mekruit8313/
Meckrui838/
Mekrous835/
Meekhru834/
Meekrud832/
Mikru801,773/
Makru80106/
Mekhrout773/
Meekhrut772/
Mikrou73192/
Mokrui73149/
Mykrut7356/
Makrui7335/
Makruh7311/
Makrau739/
Mickru735/
Mecruz734/
Mokrou731/
Makhru731/
Makkru731/
Mikrud731/
Mikruj731/
Meacruz6761/
Makrouh6720/
Maykrus673/
Mikhrut672/
Mahakru671/
Mecrous671/
Maykruz671/

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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
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  • 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 Mekru
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