Meriku Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Meriku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Meriku (51) may also be a first name.
Meriku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meriku Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meriku (Oriya: େମରିକୁ) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meriku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Meriku reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 51 people.
The surname Meriku is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 5,061,911. In The Philippines Meriku is primarily concentrated in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 100 percent live. Beside The Philippines it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merikou | 92 | 21 | / |
| Merikuj | 92 | 18 | / |
| Merikau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Merikeu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Metrikus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moriku | 83 | 3,265 | / |
| Mereku | 83 | 849 | / |
| Mariku | 83 | 99 | / |
| Miriku | 83 | 36 | / |
| Meruku | 83 | 7 | / |
| Meryku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merichkou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Marikhu | 77 | 216 | / |
| Mirikau | 77 | 211 | / |
| Morikau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Marikau | 77 | 8 | / |
| Merruku | 77 | 7 | / |
| Morikhu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Meresku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mericus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marhiku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mericou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Myrikou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mareiku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merrichkou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Merzheku | 71 | 119 | / |
| Marigkou | 71 | 25 | / |
| Merzekou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Myrickus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mireku | 67 | 15,201 | / |
| Moreku | 67 | 1,498 | / |
| Maruku | 67 | 294 | / |
| Mareku | 67 | 209 | / |
| Miruku | 67 | 131 | / |
| Moruku | 67 | 124 | / |
| Metrykush | 67 | 2 | / |
| Meërzheku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metrykusz | 67 | 1 | / |
Meriku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meriku in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରିକୁ | emariku | - |
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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 Meriku
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