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) is carried by more people in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraku? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,185,341st most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Meraku occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Meraku live; 63 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent live in Albano-Europe. Meraku is also the 1,171,416th most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 69 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kosovo, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 56,420. In Kosovo it is primarily concentrated in: District of Peja, where 79 percent are found and District of Pristina, where 21 percent are found. Besides Kosovo this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 19 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 15 percent are found.
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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- 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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