Merakeb Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Merakeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merakeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria6361:60,74110,132
France181:3,690,151224,666
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Mérakeb (2) are calculated separately.

Merakeb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merakeb is found most frequently in Algeria. It may also occur as: Mérakeb. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merakeb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 499,597th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Merakeb reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The surname Merakeb is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 636 people, or 1 in 60,741. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 78 percent are found, Blida Province, where 11 percent are found and Tiaret Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent are found and Cambodia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mérakeb952/
Merakeub932/
Merekeb8626/
Merakab868/
Morakeb863/
Mohrakeb804/
Marakab71134/
Morakib719/
Meherakhab716/
Merekab714/
Marakob712/
Mirakab711/
Morakhab674/
Meeraqab672/
Meherakhaab671/
Maraaqeeb631/
Merzhakyp631/
Maraqab5792/
Mirakaip531/
Mirokhab531/

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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 Merakeb
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