Merika Surname
Approximately 404 people bear this surname
Merika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 141 | 1:937,938 | 69,491 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Greece | 32 | 1:346,243 | 48,387 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Merika (1,570) may also be a first name.
Merika Demographics
Average Merika Salary in
South Africa
R 50,832
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Merika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merika (Bengali: মেরীকা, Hindi: मेरिका, Oriya: େମରିକା, Russian: Мэрика, Tibetan: མི་རི་ཀ་) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merika? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 721,185th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Merika reside; 39 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 39 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 195,408th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 1,570 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 937,938. In Indonesia Merika is mostly found in: Riau Islands, where 54 percent are found, North Sumatra, where 16 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Merika occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Merika Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Merika has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merika surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Merika Last Name Statistics demography
Merika earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.61% less than the national average, earning R 50,832 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merika in the Tibetan language | ||
| མི་རི་ཀ་ | mirika | - |
| Merika in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरिका | merika | - |
| Merika in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିକା | emarika | - |
| Merika in the Bengali language | ||
| মেরীকা | merika | 50 |
| মেরিকা | merika | 50 |
| Merika in the Russian language | ||
| Мэрика | merika | - |
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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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- 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 Merika
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