Merkebe Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Merkebe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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 surname Merkebe occurs most in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Merkebe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkebe? popularity and diffusion
Merkebe is the 3,228,735th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Merkebe are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.
It is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Besides Ethiopia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 3 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 Merkebe
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