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
Meriks is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Meriks click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriks? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meriks is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Meriks is primarily found in Africa, where 25 percent of Meriks live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 214,074,332. In Brazil Meriks is primarily found in: Mato Grosso, where 100 percent reside. Barring Brazil it is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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
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- 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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