Merakos Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Merakos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 92 | 1:120,432 | 20,231 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merakos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merakos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merakos occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merakos? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merakos is the 1,871,545th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. Merakos is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Merakos live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 120,432. In Greece Merakos is most common in: Attica, where 50 percent reside, Peloponnese, where 46 percent reside and Western Macedonia, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metrakos | 93 | 118 | / |
| Merrakos | 93 | 2 | / |
| Marakos | 86 | 157 | / |
| Merokos | 86 | 24 | / |
| Meracos | 86 | 9 | / |
| Morakos | 86 | 9 | / |
| Merakas | 86 | 4 | / |
| Merekos | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maragkos | 80 | 2,860 | / |
| Mitrakos | 80 | 662 | / |
| Metrakas | 80 | 24 | / |
| Marakkos | 80 | 13 | / |
| Marakosh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Metrokos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Metrakus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mitragkos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marakas | 71 | 376 | / |
| Marokos | 71 | 123 | / |
| Morakas | 71 | 109 | / |
| Marekos | 71 | 49 | / |
| Maracos | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mirakas | 71 | 3 | / |
| Merokus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moracos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merecos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mitrakas | 67 | 318 | / |
| Mereckas | 67 | 49 | / |
| Maragkas | 67 | 40 | / |
| Metrokas | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mitracos | 67 | 18 | / |
| Miraskas | 67 | 17 | / |
| Marracos | 67 | 8 | / |
| Morackas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maroukos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Marakash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merakach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maregkos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morakhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moraukas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Merakos
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