Mereko Surname

445,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mereko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mereko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6631:81,71610,077
Lesotho651:31,2705,851
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mereko (67) may also be a first name.

Mereko Last Name Facts

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

Mereko occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mereko.

How Common Is The Last Name Mereko? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 445,430th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,513,768 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mereko are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 67 people.

The surname Mereko is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 663 people, or 1 in 81,716. In South Africa Mereko is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 71 percent live, Gauteng, where 13 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 8 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Mereko Last Name Statistics demography

Mereko earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.98% less than the national average, earning R 133,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Mereko9254/
Merezko9223/
Mmereko9215/
Meresko9213/
Merejko929/
Mereiko923/
Merekos922/
Mereyko921/
Miereko921/
Meredko921/
Merekou921/
Merechko86248/
Mereszko867/
Merzekou864/
Metresko861/
Mereka831,572/
Mareko831,243/
Moreko83536/
Meroko83143/
Meriko83101/
Mireko8324/
Merako8319/
Meryko835/
Mereco835/
Metrechko809/
Maereka77490/
Moreiko77101/
Merekha7766/
Merakou7733/
Mireyko7733/
Morieko7732/
Morejko7732/
Merziko7728/
Mereska7724/
Merikko7721/
Merikou7721/
Moreyko7719/
Merokou7717/
Marejko7713/
Meiriko7713/
Myreiko7712/
Mericko778/
Merikos778/
Meresco777/
Mareiko777/
Merzeka776/
Mmereka775/
Meraeka775/
Marekho774/
Mgereka774/
Merekah774/
Mereika773/
Marecko773/
Mirekot772/
Myresko771/
Mareeko771/
Merekka771/
Merezka771/
Merioko771/
Mireiko771/
Mehrako771/
Merakho771/
Merecos771/
Merikoy771/
Merreka771/
Merekap771/
Merzyko771/
Merichko7184/
Mereckas7149/
Mereszka7117/
Mireshko7116/
Mitreyko715/
Merrakou715/
Myreshko715/
Meireska714/
Maregkou714/
Mitresko711/
Metricko711/
Mergecká711/
Merricko711/
Meryshko711/
Mariko6782,052/
Mareco6720,232/
Merico673,754/
Maroko672,656/
Mareka672,266/
Moroko672,114/
Moreka671,665/
Marako67842/
Meroka67720/
Meraka67689/
Miriko67499/
Moriko67476/
Merika67404/
Moreco6735/
Mireka6729/
Mirako6717/
Morako6712/
Miroko6711/
Mereca674/
Metrychko673/
Meraco672/
Myrako672/
Meherakho671/
Miryko671/
Mireco671/
Mehrekhad671/
Meroca671/
Merichkou671/
Meroco670/

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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 Mereko
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis