Merikan Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Merikan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merikan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4381:67,3384,953
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Merikan (158) may also be a first name.

Merikan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merikan (Russian: Мерикан) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Merikan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 599,225th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Merikan are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 88 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Merikan is also the 730,165th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 158 people.

The last name Merikan is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 438 people, or 1 in 67,338. In Malaysia Merikan is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 94 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 4 percent are found and Johor, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia Merikan exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Merikan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Merikan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merikan surname expanded 360 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merikan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Merikan are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Merikan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Merikan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Merikan in the Russian language
Мериканmerikan-

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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 Merikan
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