Merkou Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Merkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 213 | 1:216,807 | 15,399 |
| Greece | 88 | 1:125,907 | 21,051 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Merkou Demographics
Merkou Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Merkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merkou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﻛﻮ) is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Merkou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merkou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 860,770th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Merkou live; 71 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Merkou is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 213 people, or 1 in 216,807. In Kenya it is primarily found in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent live. Barring Kenya Merkou is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 28 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Merkou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkout | 92 | 4 | / |
| Merkouz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Merko | 91 | 1,477 | / |
| Merku | 91 | 218 | / |
| Merkhous | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mehrkhou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Merkouch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mirkou | 83 | 192 | / |
| Merkau | 83 | 67 | / |
| Merkuš | 83 | 27 | / |
| Myrkou | 83 | 26 | / |
| Mercou | 83 | 18 | / |
| Merkku | 83 | 17 | / |
| Merkoz | 83 | 12 | / |
| Merkuş | 83 | 5 | / |
| Merkoe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Meerko | 83 | 4 | / |
| Merkoj | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mierko | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merkho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Merkush | 77 | 171 | / |
| Mirkoup | 77 | 16 | / |
| Meherko | 77 | 15 | / |
| Merkaus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Merkoja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Merkoyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meerkut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merkiyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Merkaut | 77 | 0 | / |
| Mirko | 73 | 1,528 | / |
| Merka | 73 | 1,503 | / |
| Myrko | 73 | 829 | / |
| Merco | 73 | 166 | / |
| Mirku | 73 | 81 | / |
| Mercu | 73 | 61 | / |
| Merkó | 73 | 43 | / |
| Mreku | 73 | 20 | / |
| Myrku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mreko | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mehrkopf | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mirkouee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Merkhush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mercau | 67 | 3,658 | / |
| Merkaj | 67 | 1,822 | / |
| Merkey | 67 | 632 | / |
| Merkaš | 67 | 447 | / |
| Hmyrko | 67 | 186 | / |
| Merkač | 67 | 186 | / |
| Mayrko | 67 | 150 | / |
| Merkaa | 67 | 136 | / |
| Meerka | 67 | 124 | / |
| Myrkos | 67 | 109 | / |
| Mercus | 67 | 99 | / |
| Merkei | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mairko | 67 | 56 | / |
| Mercui | 67 | 55 | / |
| Merkah | 67 | 45 | / |
| Mierka | 67 | 40 | / |
| Mercos | 67 | 17 | / |
| Merkie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Merkha | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mercut | 67 | 6 | / |
| Merzka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mirkoz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mercoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Merkuhova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Merkai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mirkho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mehrkhosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mirkot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Myorko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmreko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mercot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehrkhoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mierco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mayrku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirkoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirkoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mirkoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merqoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merkee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mercue | 67 | 0 | / |
Merkou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merkou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﻛﻮ | mrkw | - |
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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
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- 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 Merkou
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