Merkaa Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Merkaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 130 | 1:203,271 | 8,618 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
Merkaa (10) may also be a first name.
Merkaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merkaa is most common in Yemen. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkaa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,527,735th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Merkaa reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 96 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Merkaa is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 203,271. In Yemen Merkaa is primarily concentrated in: 'Amran Governorate, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Yemen Merkaa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Merkaa
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