Meraku Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Meraku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meraku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo331:56,4204,176
Albania141:208,14713,618
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
India71:109,580,769786,157
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meiraku9242/
Merakou9233/
Merakhu9215/
Metraku921/
Maeraku921/
Merakup921/
Merzakou865/
Merrakou865/
Metrakus861/
Mereku83849/
Miraku83125/
Maraku83103/
Moraku8318/
Meroku839/
Marakau7769/
Myoraku7719/
Merokou7717/
Morakau7713/
Mitraku7711/
Morakhu774/
Mirakhu772/
Marraku772/
Marauku771/
Marakui771/
Merokus771/
Myrzaku771/
Moreaku771/
Mirakou771/
Marakhu771/
Mirakud771/
Morakui771/
Maragkou711,987/
Mitrakou71223/
Marakkou7116/
Mireku6715,201/
Moreku671,498/
Mareku67209/
Miroku67146/
Maroku67130/
Moroku6758/
Măracu674/
Mmairakui671/
Merzoukui671/
Miracu671/
Mirakhush671/

Meraku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meraku in the Oriya language
େମରକୁemaraku-
Meraku in the Marathi language
मेरकूmeraku71.43
मेरकुmeraku28.57

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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
  • 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 Meraku
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