Meritei Surname
Approximately 943 people bear this surname
Meritei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 943 | 1:48,971 | 5,000 |
Meritei (218) may also be a first name.
Meritei Demographics
Meritei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Meritei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meritei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meritei has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meritei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meritei is the 378,680th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. The surname Meritei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meritei reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 611,412th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 218 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 943 people, or 1 in 48,971. In Kenya Meritei is mostly concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 84 percent live, Narok County, where 15 percent live and Laikipia County, where 0 percent live.
Meritei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Meritei surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Meritei
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