Merekar Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Canada

Merekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1741:4,408,422115,606
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Merekar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merekar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Merekar (Marathi: मेरेकर) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Merekar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,244,200th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name Merekar is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Merekar are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Merekar is most common in India, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 4,408,422. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 62 percent reside, Karnataka, where 27 percent reside and Telangana, where 6 percent reside. Barring India this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merekar in the Marathi language
मेरेकरmerekara-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merekar
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