Merak Surname
Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname
Merak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 563 | 1:1,362,461 | 52,776 |
| Thailand | 305 | 1:231,601 | 39,115 |
| Turkey | 110 | 1:707,467 | 36,087 |
| Pakistan | 100 | 1:1,786,439 | 18,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 93 | 1:98,519 | 8,703 |
| Poland | 73 | 1:520,668 | 50,348 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
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 last name Merak (Arabic: ميراك, Hindi: मेराक, Marathi: मेरक, Oriya: େମରକ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Merák or Měrák. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 293,736th most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,605,805 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Merak are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 258,826th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 970 people.
The surname Merak is most frequent in India, where it is held by 563 people, or 1 in 1,362,461. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 99 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Bihar, where 0 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 23 percent live and Turkey, where 8 percent live.
Merak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Merak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merak last name declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merak in the Hindi language | ||
| मेराक | meraka | - |
| Merak in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरक | meraka | - |
| Merak in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରକ | emaraka | 50 |
| େମରାକ୍ | emarak | 50 |
| Merak in the Arabic language | ||
| ميراك | myrak | - |
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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 Merak
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