Meraku Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Meraku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 33 | 1:56,420 | 4,176 |
| Albania | 14 | 1:208,147 | 13,618 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meraku (69) may also be a first name.
Meraku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meraku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meraku (Marathi: मेरकू, Oriya: େମରକୁ) occurs in Kosovo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,185,341st most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Meraku reside; 63 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent reside in Albano-Europe. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used given name globally, held by 69 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kosovo, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 56,420. In Kosovo it is mostly concentrated in: District of Peja, where 79 percent reside and District of Pristina, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Kosovo Meraku occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 19 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meiraku | 92 | 42 | / |
| Merakou | 92 | 33 | / |
| Merakhu | 92 | 15 | / |
| Metraku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maeraku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Merakup | 92 | 1 | / |
| Merzakou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Merrakou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Metrakus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mereku | 83 | 849 | / |
| Miraku | 83 | 125 | / |
| Maraku | 83 | 103 | / |
| Moraku | 83 | 18 | / |
| Meroku | 83 | 9 | / |
| Marakau | 77 | 69 | / |
| Myoraku | 77 | 19 | / |
| Merokou | 77 | 17 | / |
| Morakau | 77 | 13 | / |
| Mitraku | 77 | 11 | / |
| Morakhu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mirakhu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Marraku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Marauku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marakui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merokus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Myrzaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moreaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marakhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mirakud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Morakui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maragkou | 71 | 1,987 | / |
| Mitrakou | 71 | 223 | / |
| Marakkou | 71 | 16 | / |
| Mireku | 67 | 15,201 | / |
| Moreku | 67 | 1,498 | / |
| Mareku | 67 | 209 | / |
| Miroku | 67 | 146 | / |
| Maroku | 67 | 130 | / |
| Moroku | 67 | 58 | / |
| Măracu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mmairakui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merzoukui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miracu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirakhush | 67 | 1 | / |
Meraku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meraku in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରକୁ | emaraku | - |
| Meraku in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरकू | meraku | 71.43 |
| मेरकु | meraku | 28.57 |
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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 Meraku
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