Merdeka Surname
Approximately 1,152 people bear this surname
Merdeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,100 | 1:120,227 | 12,119 |
| Malaysia | 49 | 1:601,923 | 29,168 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merdeka (691) may also be a first name.
Merdeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merdeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merdeka occurs most in Indonesia. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merdeka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 323,593rd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,325,995 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Merdeka reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Merdeka is also the 314,578th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 691 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,100 people, or 1 in 120,227. In Indonesia Merdeka is most common in: West Java, where 43 percent are found, Jakarta, where 19 percent are found and East Java, where 11 percent are found. Not including Indonesia this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merdekap | 93 | 63 | / |
| Merdecka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Merdika | 86 | 125 | / |
| Mardeka | 86 | 65 | / |
| Merdaka | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mordeka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merdeca | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mordekai | 80 | 79 | / |
| Mardekai | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mordekay | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mordecka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Merdikha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mordekhai | 75 | 310 | / |
| Mahardeka | 75 | 30 | / |
| Mordekhay | 75 | 20 | / |
| Merdakhay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mardika | 71 | 4,490 | / |
| Mordaka | 71 | 317 | / |
| Merdiko | 71 | 290 | / |
| Mordeca | 71 | 78 | / |
| Mardaka | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mordika | 71 | 5 | / |
| Merdaco | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mardoka | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mordoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mordecai | 67 | 2,466 | / |
| Mardhika | 67 | 915 | / |
| Mardikah | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mordecay | 67 | 21 | / |
| Merdikes | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mardikha | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mordecah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mirdaika | 67 | 5 | / |
| Merdhiko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mordecko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mordakai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mardokha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mordeica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merdiker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mardakka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahrdika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mordikai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merdicai | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Merdeka
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