Meriki Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Meriki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 149 | 1:355,313 | 26,378 |
| Kenya | 100 | 1:461,799 | 24,210 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Meriki (237) may also be a first name.
Meriki Demographics
Meriki Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Meriki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriki Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meriki is most common in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriki? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 651,048th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Meriki live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 32 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 581,650th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 237 people.
Meriki is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 355,313. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 88 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 15 percent are found.
Meriki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Meriki last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Meriki earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.12% less than the national average, earning R 204,084 per year.
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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 Meriki
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