Merikori Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Merikori Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 78 | 1:592,050 | 27,720 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
Merikori (73) may also be a first name.
Merikori Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merikori Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merikori is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merikori? popularity and diffusion
Merikori is the 1,918,812th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Merikori reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Merikori is also the 1,134,117th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 73 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 592,050. In Kenya it is most numerous in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morikori | 88 | 78 | / |
| Merikari | 88 | 63 | / |
| Merikeri | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mirikori | 88 | 1 | / |
| Morukori | 75 | 3 | / |
| Marikari | 75 | 2 | / |
| Merekore | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mirikari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Marukoori | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marrikaari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merikaarre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maricari | 63 | 69 | / |
| Marukore | 63 | 16 | / |
| Morekore | 63 | 5 | / |
| Marekore | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mirekore | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mirekhore | 59 | 7 | / |
| Meritcare | 59 | 2 | / |
| Morykoure | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mayrikara | 59 | 1 | / |
| Merritcare | 56 | 1 | / |
| Marekari | 50 | 82 | / |
| Maricare | 50 | 1 | / |
| Marikeri | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Merikori
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis