Meroka Surname
Approximately 720 people bear this surname
Meroka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 700 | 1:65,971 | 6,330 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Meroka (294) may also be a first name.
Meroka Demographics
Average Meroka Salary in
United States
$84,219 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Meroka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meroka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meroka is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meroka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 467,272nd most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 10,121,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Meroka are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 514,566th most common first name world-wide, held by 294 people.
The surname Meroka is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 700 people, or 1 in 65,971. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 48 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 31 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Meroka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Meroka surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Meroka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 95.18% more than the national average, earning $84,219 USD per year.
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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 Meroka
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