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
Meroka occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meroka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 467,272nd most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. The surname Meroka occurs predominantly 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 widespread given name worldwide, borne by 294 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 700 people, or 1 in 65,971. In Kenya Meroka is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 48 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 31 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Meroka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the 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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