Merkebe Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Merkebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Merkebe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Merkebe (14) may also be a first name.

Merkebe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merkebe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Merkebe is found most in Ethiopia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Merkebe occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Merkebe live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name internationally, held by 14 people.

The surname Merkebe is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Besides Ethiopia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkebie939/
Merkibe861/
Merkebi861/
Merkabe861/
Markeby7114/
Merkabi719/
Mercabe712/
Markabe712/
Markebi711/
Merkibay679/
Merkibai676/
Mirkaebi671/
Markabi57119/
Morkabi571/
Mircibe571/
Marqebi571/
Markaby570/
Markabay5313/
Markabai536/
Marcaibe532/
Markhabay5018/
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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 Merkebe
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