Meriki Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Meriki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meriki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1491:355,31326,378
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Meriki (237) may also be a first name.

Meriki Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meriki is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meriki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meriki is the 651,048th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The last name Meriki is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Meriki are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 32 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 581,650th most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 237 people.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 355,313. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 88 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 15 percent reside.

Meriki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merikhi922,006/
Meraiki9214/
Merriki929/
Merikai928/
Meiriki926/
Merikio925/
Merikei924/
Mmeriki922/
Meuriki921/
Merihki921/
Metrikis8686/
Merrikhi8636/
Meraikhi8620/
Metrikki861/
Maerikai861/
Merikeis861/
Mariki8312,801/
Moriki836,093/
Mereki832,045/
Merika83404/
Miriki83327/
Merike8332/
Meriqi8314/
Meruki835/
Meriky833/
Meryki831/
Myriki831/
Mierzicki80155/
Mmereki773,322/
Moerike77196/
'Mereki77101/
Mirikit7779/
Morikai7769/
Marikhi7748/
Mmerika7732/
Merichi7727/
Miriski7719/
Merikuj7718/
Meirika7713/
Merizqi7713/
Morikei7713/
Miricki7711/
Mgereki7710/
Mereski7710/
Merekio7710/
Marikih779/
Meriqui778/
Mierike777/
Majriki777/
Merekie777/
Merisky776/
Marriki776/
Marihki776/
Mairiki774/
Merrika774/
Mereika773/
Mericai773/
Merezki773/
Morikie773/
Merrike772/
Maraiki772/
Merikhy772/
Marikai772/
Merikay771/
Marikiy771/
Merucki771/
Merzika771/
Myriski771/
Mmerike771/
Marikie771/
Marikki771/
Marieki771/
Mirieki771/
Merikoy771/
Mesreki771/
Miraiki771/
Merehki771/
Merreki771/
Merikeu771/
Merikha771/
Mirikio771/
Meriqio771/
Mericke770/
Miericke71329/
Metrycki71271/
Moericke71231/
Meriquio7146/
Mierucki7135/
Mitrikis7124/
Mereckis7123/
Mirikkit7120/
Mierecki7112/
Mirrikhi715/
Marrikie715/
Meyricke713/
Mericois713/
Mmerekie712/
Marickie711/
Mirikich711/
Mereshki711/
Mericchi711/
Meriquit711/
Moraikhi711/
Mariekie711/
Mariekhi711/
Mmereeki711/
Meiriqui711/
Meraikha711/
Miraikhi711/
Merricke710/
Merriker710/
Merickes710/
Maericke710/
Moreki675,225/
Maruki672,308/
Mereka671,572/
Merica671,308/
Mariqi67615/
Mereke67610/
Mireki67401/
Mirika67287/
Merice67204/
Marike67203/
Mariky6796/
Moriqi6795/
Morike6794/
Mörike6770/
Mareki6744/
Mirike6737/
Moruki6732/
Meruke6727/
Mierzecki6726/
Miruki6719/
Meitrizky6712/
Mierzycki6712/
Merrickes679/
Metrikytė673/
Miriqi672/
Mitrickii671/
Moehricke671/
Meyrricky671/

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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 Meriki
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