Meriks Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Meriks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Meriks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meriks is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriks? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 25 percent of Meriks live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Meriks is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Meriks is most numerous in: Mato Grosso, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 25 percent reside and Latvia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mericks | 92 | 8 | / |
| Merikse | 92 | 2 | / |
| Merriks | 92 | 2 | / |
| Merricks | 86 | 1,494 | / |
| Meyricks | 86 | 0 | / |
| Mariks | 83 | 4 | / |
| Meryks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merikx | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mereks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merigs | 83 | 0 | / |
| Myricks | 77 | 740 | / |
| Mierigs | 77 | 5 | / |
| Myrisks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miricks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Moricks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Merrics | 77 | 0 | / |
| Merix | 73 | 33 | / |
| Marricks | 71 | 12 | / |
| Myrricks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Morricks | 71 | 0 | / |
| Merrix | 67 | 217 | / |
| Mareks | 67 | 137 | / |
| Maryks | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mireks | 67 | 29 | / |
| Metrix | 67 | 28 | / |
| Moryks | 67 | 17 | / |
| Meriex | 67 | 5 | / |
| Maruks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Marigs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Merecs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miruks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moruks | 67 | 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 Meriks
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