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 is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merdeka? popularity and diffusion
Merdeka is the 323,593rd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 6,325,995 people. The last name Merdeka occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Merdeka are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 314,578th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 691 people.
This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,100 people, or 1 in 120,227. In Indonesia it is most prevalent 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 surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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