Merikeb Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Merikeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Merikeb Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165

Merikeb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merikeb is found most in Egypt. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Merikeb.

How Common Is The Last Name Merikeb? popularity and diffusion

Merikeb is the 1,239,697th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Merikeb are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

It is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Besides Egypt it exists in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merekeb8626/
Merukeb863/
Merikew861/
Merikeev801/
Merrikew800/
Meesrikeaw7130/
Merekab714/
Merekeev67178/
Merichev677/
Merrekew670/
Mayrikeev6316/
Mitrikeff6311/
Mirzhikeev593/
Merekyov533/
Mariquib531/
Merechev531/
Mirichev531/
Mayrykeev5017/
Mitrikiff501/
Mirzekiev501/
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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 Merikeb
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