Merakeb Surname
Approximately 659 people bear this surname
Merakeb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 636 | 1:60,741 | 10,132 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may occur as: Mérakeb. For other possible spellings of Merakeb click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merakeb? popularity and diffusion
Merakeb is the 499,597th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,058,492 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Merakeb live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb.
The last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 636 people, or 1 in 60,741. In Algeria Merakeb is mostly concentrated in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 78 percent reside, Blida Province, where 11 percent reside and Tiaret Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Algeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent reside and Cambodia, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Merakeb
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