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
Meroka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Meroka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meroka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meroka is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meroka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 467,272nd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Meroka live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 49 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Meroka is also the 514,566th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 294 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 700 people, or 1 in 65,971. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 48 percent live, Nyamira County, where 31 percent live and Nairobi County, where 17 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Meroka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Meroka last name is predominantly 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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