Merech Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Merech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 111 | 1:351,705 | 23,045 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merech (41) may also be a first name.
Merech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merech Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merech has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Merech click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merech? popularity and diffusion
The surname Merech is the 1,478,479th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Merech reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Merech is also the 1,590,275th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 41 people.
Merech is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 351,705. In Uganda Merech is primarily found in: Kaabong District, where 100 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 18 percent live and Ethiopia, where 3 percent live.
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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 Merech
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