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
Meritei is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meritei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meritei is the 378,680th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meritei reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Meritei is also the 611,412th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 218 people.
Meritei is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 943 people, or 1 in 48,971. In Kenya it is most numerous 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 holding the Meritei last name is predominantly 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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