Mereka Surname
Approximately 1,572 people bear this surname
Mereka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,202 | 1:14,242 | 2,234 |
| Zimbabwe | 182 | 1:84,825 | 12,339 |
| Tanzania | 91 | 1:581,776 | 36,762 |
| Ukraine | 32 | 1:1,422,584 | 115,871 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mereka (259) may also be a first name.
Mereka Demographics
Average Mereka Salary in
United States
$35,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mereka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mereka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mereka (Oriya: େମେରକା, Russian: Мерека) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mereka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 251,891st most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,635,843 people. Mereka is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Mereka live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mereka is also the 553,262nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 259 people.
This surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,202 people, or 1 in 14,242. Without taking into account Malawi this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Mereka Last Name Statistics demography
Mereka earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mereka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mereka in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେରକା | emeraka | 90 |
| େମେଲକା | emelaka | 10 |
| Mereka in the Russian language | ||
| Мерека | mereka | - |
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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 Mereka
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