Mereku Surname
Approximately 849 people bear this surname
Mereku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Uganda | 58 | 1:673,091 | 34,310 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mereku (11) may also be a first name.
Mereku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mereku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mereku is found most in Ghana. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mereku? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 411,077th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,583,682 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mereku reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
The last name Mereku is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Beside Ghana this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meresku | 92 | 2 | / |
| Merekou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Merzheku | 86 | 119 | / |
| Merzekou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mireku | 83 | 15,201 | / |
| Moreku | 83 | 1,498 | / |
| Mareku | 83 | 209 | / |
| Meraku | 83 | 75 | / |
| Meriku | 83 | 27 | / |
| Meroku | 83 | 9 | / |
| Meryku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Meërzheku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meiraku | 77 | 42 | / |
| Merakou | 77 | 33 | / |
| Merescu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Morekhu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Merikou | 77 | 21 | / |
| Merikuj | 77 | 18 | / |
| Merokou | 77 | 17 | / |
| Merakhu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mmireku | 77 | 7 | / |
| Merikau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Merikeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mareiku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moreaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maeraku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marreku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mayreku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merrakou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Maregkou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mitresku | 71 | 2 | / |
| Metrikus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moriku | 67 | 3,265 | / |
| Miroku | 67 | 146 | / |
| Maroku | 67 | 130 | / |
| Miraku | 67 | 125 | / |
| Maraku | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mariku | 67 | 99 | / |
| Moroku | 67 | 58 | / |
| Miriku | 67 | 36 | / |
| Moraku | 67 | 18 | / |
| Metrykush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merichkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mereșescu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metrykusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Morecu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mereku
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