Where Does The Last Name Merak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Merak (Arabic: ميراك, Hindi: मेराक, Marathi: मेरक, Oriya: େମରକ) occurs most in India. It may be found as: Merák or Měrák. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Merak is the 293,736^th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,605,805 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Merak live; 51 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 258,826^th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 970 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 563 people, or 1 in 1,362,461. In India Merak is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 99 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Bihar, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 23 percent are found and Turkey, where 8 percent are found.

Merak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Merak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.