Meremikwu Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Meremikwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meremikwu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Meremikwu Last Name Facts

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

Meremikwu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meremikwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Meremikwu occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Meremikwu live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Meremikwu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 18 percent are found, Rivers, where 18 percent are found and Cross River, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Meremikwu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Meremikwu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Meremikwu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Meremikwu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.9% more than the national average, earning $62,092 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmeremikwu95179/
Meremiku942/
Mmeremikw891/
Mmeremukwu844/
Mmeremokwu841/
Meremky753/
Merimik751/
Meremić751/
Miermik751/
Merhemić71295/
Mehremić71119/
Mehremic7137/
Merhemic715/
Myrmikou714/
Mearmick710/
Mermuk67129/
Marmik675/
Murmku674/
Mayermyik673/
Meriemque672/
Murmik672/
Mermok671/
Mramik671/
Mariemick671/
Mayermick671/

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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
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  • 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 Meremikwu
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