Merak Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Merak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5631:1,362,46152,776
Thailand3051:231,60139,115
Turkey1101:707,46736,087
Pakistan1001:1,786,43918,003
United Arab Emirates931:98,5198,703
Poland731:520,66850,348
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: Merák (18) & Měrák (13) are calculated separately.

Merak (970) may also be a first name.

Merak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merak (Arabic: ميراك, Hindi: मेराक, Marathi: मेरक, Oriya: େମରକ) is most common in India. It can appear as: Merák or Měrák. Click here for other possible spellings of Merak.

How Common Is The Last Name Merak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 293,736th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,605,805 people. The last name Merak is mostly found 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 258,826th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 970 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 563 people, or 1 in 1,362,461. In India Merak is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 99 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found and Bihar, where 0 percent are found. Outside of India Merak exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 23 percent are found and Turkey, where 8 percent are found.

Merak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Merak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merak last name declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merák9318/
Merzak913,347/
Mehrak9170/
Meerak9127/
Mierak9123/
Merake9120/
Merakh9112/
Merack914/
Meraik914/
Merrak913/
Maerak911/
Meurak911/
Mereak911/
Merňak911/
Merazk911/
Měrák8713/
Mehrakh8382/
Mehraik8325/
Merauke8319/
Mgerack8315/
Metrzak8313/
Mierzak834/
Meerake831/
Meerzak831/
Merhake830/
Marak80522,883/
Mirak801,333/
Morak80999/
Merag80218/
Merac80101/
Merok8090/
Märak8020/
Myrak804/
Merax803/
Meraq801/
Merakova7746/
Meherakh771/
Metraske770/
Mmarak73501/
Mirzak73375/
Myrzak73332/
Mehrok73317/
Morack73300/
Maarak73225/
Morakh73213/
Marrak73189/
Mahrak73152/
Mirake73150/
Merouk7387/
Mairak7384/
Meraux7370/
Mirack7361/
Marakh7356/
Marack7353/
Mytrak7351/
Marakk7340/
Maraak7335/
Mirakh7329/
Maraik7323/
Meyrac7322/
Merook7316/
Hmyrak7316/
Hmirak7315/
Marhak7314/
Merzok7314/
Hmarak7312/
Merňák7312/
Maraqk7311/
Meragh739/
Mareak737/
Marajk736/
Marakq736/
Merzag735/
Metrag735/
Merrok735/
Miraak734/
Marauk733/
Myrack732/
Mergok732/
Morrak732/
Meyrax732/
Mehraq732/
Mirajk731/
Mirgak731/
Mierok731/
Mereac731/
Meroke731/
Mharak731/
Mergag731/
Mehrac731/
Meraig731/
Merhag731/
Mesraq731/
Myrhak731/
Merzac731/
Mehrag731/
Miraik731/
Maerag731/
Merock730/
Meherzhak711/
Merzouk6714,595/
Mereaux67417/
Marrack67307/
Marrakh67239/
Mehrokh67207/
Maharak67161/
Mairake67128/
Mitrzak67118/
Metraux67105/
Mehroke6779/
Mirakhe6734/
Metroke6730/
Marakhh6722/
Mayrack6715/
Morhack6714/
Myracks6711/
Majrzak678/
Mirahak675/
Mehrouk675/
Morrack674/
Merrouk674/
Metrook674/
Merzaiq674/
Maarakh673/
Metrokh672/
Mytrakh672/
Mahrauk671/
Mitrakh671/
Meraugh671/
Mereyke671/
Merhaic671/
Merocke671/
Moraick671/
Muitrak671/
Miraikh671/
Morahak671/
Moraakh671/
Mirzaak671/
Mirzaik671/
Mirrakh671/
Merhaqe671/
Mytrack671/
Meirock671/
Meraigh671/
Merzagh671/
Mujrakh671/
Meerhaq671/
Meerzaq671/
Mitrack671/
Mirzakh671/
Mirashk671/
Merragh670/
Myraick670/
Metrouk670/

Merak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merak in the Hindi language
मेराकmeraka-
Merak in the Marathi language
मेरकmeraka-
Merak in the Oriya language
େମରକemaraka50
େମରାକ୍emarak50
Merak in the Arabic language
ميراكmyrak-

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