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

Merak (Arabic: ميراك, Hindi: मेराक, Marathi: मेरक, Oriya: େମରକ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Merák or Měrák. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 293,736^th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 5,605,805 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Merak reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Merak is also the 258,826^th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 970 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 563 people, or 1 in 1,362,461. In India Merak is most common in: Gujarat, where 99 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Bihar, where 0 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 23 percent reside and Turkey, where 8 percent reside.

Merak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Merak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Merak last name fell 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.