Merkori Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Merkori Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merkori Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Merkori Last Name Facts

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

The last name Merkori is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Merkori click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merkori? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Merkori live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 584,556. In Kenya Merkori is mostly concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Merkouri93714/
Merkuri86430/
Markori8626/
Merkari8613/
Mercori8611/
Merkory864/
Mirkouri80279/
Mercorio80222/
Merkuriy80107/
Merkuris8025/
Markoryi8019/
Merkuryi8016/
Mercouri806/
Merkurri805/
Merkoreh802/
Markoriy801/
Mirkoori801/
Merkurei801/
Merkurii801/
Mehrkari801/
Mercouris75103/
Merkourea7515/
Merkauris751/
Mercuri7118,396/
Marcori71360/
Markari71178/
Mercore71154/
Mirkari7151/
Mirkuri7142/
Mercora7134/
Merkoureas7132/
Marqori7118/
Mercory7111/
Merkury718/
Morkore714/
Morkory714/
Merkara712/
Markory712/
Morcori711/
Merkura711/
Mêrkuri711/
Mercari711/
Merkery710/
Mercurio6723,189/
Mercuris6772/
Mercario6730/
Mercurie6711/
Mercúrio673/
Mehrkure672/
Myrkuryi671/
Mercoryo671/
Mercorea671/
Mherkure671/
Mitrkari671/
Mirkuriy671/
Mirkhore671/
Marqouri671/
Marcorri671/
Mairkuri671/
Marquori671/

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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 Merkori
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis