Meraka Surname
Approximately 689 people bear this surname
Meraka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 523 | 1:1,466,664 | 55,594 |
| Algeria | 156 | 1:247,638 | 26,688 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Meraka (125) may also be a first name.
Meraka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meraka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meraka (Hindi: मेरका, Marathi: मेरका, Oriya: େମରକା) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraka? popularity and diffusion
Meraka is the 483,143rd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Meraka are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Meraka is also the 832,731st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 125 people.
The surname Meraka is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 523 people, or 1 in 1,466,664. In India Meraka is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 91 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 4 percent live and Telangana, where 3 percent live. Beside India this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 23 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meraka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meraka in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरका | meraka | - |
| Meraka in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरका | meraka | - |
| Meraka in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରକା | emaraka | 90.91 |
| େମରାକା | emaraka | 9.09 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Meraka
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