Merika Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Merika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
India401:19,176,635286,670
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Greece321:346,24348,387
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Merika (1,570) may also be a first name.

Merika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Merika (Bengali: মেরীকা, Hindi: मेरिका, Oriya: େମରିକା, Russian: Мэрика, Tibetan: མི་རི་ཀ་) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merika? popularity and diffusion

Merika is the 721,185th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Merika are found; 39 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 195,408th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 1,570 people.

The last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 937,938. In Indonesia Merika is primarily found in: Riau Islands, where 54 percent are found, North Sumatra, where 16 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.

Merika Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Merika has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merika surname grew 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmerika9232/
Meirika9213/
Merikai928/
Maerika924/
Merrika924/
Mereika923/
Merikaš923/
Merikau922/
Merikay921/
Merzika921/
Merikha921/
Merikat921/
Metrikas8613/
Metrikat862/
Maerikai861/
Meridkaz861/
Meraikha861/
Marika833,275/
Mereka831,572/
Merica831,308/
Meriki83464/
Morika83296/
Mirika83287/
Meriko83101/
Meruka8349/
Merike8332/
Meriky833/
Merikhi772,006/
Maereka77490/
Metryka77480/
Merisca77350/
Mirikau77211/
Marikah7789/
Morikai7769/
Merekha7766/
Mmarika7761/
Mirikap7742/
Merziko7728/
Mereska7724/
Maarika7724/
Merikko7721/
Merikou7721/
Mujrika7719/
Mericas7718/
Merikuj7718/
Morikka7717/
Maraika7716/
Meraiki7714/
Meiriko7713/
Mheruka7712/
Moreika7711/
Merriki779/
Mericko778/
Morikau778/
Marikau778/
Merikos778/
Marikka777/
Mairika777/
Mierike777/
Merisky776/
Marijka776/
Merzeka776/
Meiriki776/
Mahrika775/
Merikio775/
Mmereka775/
Marikha774/
Merikei774/
Mgereka774/
Merekah774/
Metrica774/
Mareika774/
Merruka774/
Mericai773/
Marikay773/
Mereiko773/
Marieka772/
Myriska772/
Merrike772/
Mharika772/
Mirikat772/
Maerica772/
Merikhy772/
Marikai772/
Mmeriki772/
Moraika772/
Marigka771/
Maroika771/
Merekka771/
Merieca771/
Merezka771/
Merioko771/
Mmerike771/
Maeruka771/
Meuriki771/
Morikay771/
Mirhika771/
Merajka771/
Mericah771/
Mericat771/
Merikoy771/
Merreka771/
Mericca771/
Merihki771/
Merikeu771/
Merekap771/
Merrica770/
Mericke770/
Mehrica770/
Miericke71329/
Morikhay71162/
Mitrikas71129/
Metrikis7186/
Merichko7184/
Mereckas7149/
Merrikhi7136/
Mujrikah7136/
Meraikhi7120/
Mereszka7117/
Mahrikah7113/
Metrycka7111/
Meireska714/
Marikhah714/
Meyricke713/
Mariekay712/
Metrykas712/
Maharika711/
Metricko711/
Metrikki711/
Merajkha711/
Mierajka711/
Mirzaika711/
Merricko711/
Meriscat711/
Mireikha711/
Merikeis711/
Morikaha711/
Merricke710/
Merriker710/
Merickes710/
Mariko6782,052/
Marica677,401/
Mirica675,522/
Miruka674,129/
Merico673,754/
Mareka672,266/
Mereki672,045/
Moreka671,665/
Mereko67766/
Maruka67714/
Mereke67610/
Miriko67499/
Moriko67476/
Moruka67331/
Miriki67327/
Morica67249/
Merice67204/
Mierzicki67155/
Mirike6737/
Mireka6729/
Meriqi6714/
Meitrizky6712/
Merrickes679/
Meruko678/
Meruca675/
Meryko675/
Mereca674/
Metrikytė673/
Mérica672/
Mărica672/
Metrychka672/
Mariká671/
Mariqa671/
Miridkhah671/
Mehrekhad671/
Meryki671/
Mereckait671/
Myriki671/
Merichkou671/
Meyrricky671/
Miriqa671/

Merika Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merika in the Tibetan language
མི་རི་ཀ་mirika-
Merika in the Hindi language
मेरिकाmerika-
Merika in the Oriya language
େମରିକାemarika-
Merika in the Bengali language
মেরীকাmerika50
মেরিকাmerika50
Merika in the Russian language
Мэрикаmerika-

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