Mureko Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mureko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mureko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1101:21,9043,735
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mureko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mureko (Russian: Муреко) is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mureko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,348,199th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mureko reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 21,904. In Namibia Mureko is primarily found in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 95 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 4 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Namibia this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent reside and Malawi, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mureiko92251/
Mureyko9268/
Mureako9212/
Murieko924/
Murekho921/
Mureszko861/
Moreko83536/
Mureka83434/
Muroko83247/
Muriko8387/
Murako8358/
Mireko8324/
Mureco831/
Moreiko77101/
Mureika7776/
Mauroko7762/
Mireyko7733/
Morejko7732/
Morieko7732/
Muraiko7726/
Moreyko7719/
Muryoko7715/
Mouroko7712/
Mureico777/
Murakho776/
Maureka776/
Murioko774/
Muresco773/
Murayko772/
Moureka771/
Murakoh771/
Murhoko771/
Murekah771/
Murajko771/
Mireiko771/
Mureeka771/
Morekoa771/
Miereko771/
Murekka771/
Murekat771/
Mauriko771/
Morzejko7118/
Musrikoh7117/
Mutrikoh7116/
Mourokou712/
Mourikoy711/
Muryshko711/
Maurikos711/
Mourekaa711/
Moreka671,665/
Muraco67647/
Miriko67499/
Moriko67476/
Muraka67262/
Murika67100/
Muroka6778/
Murico6757/
Moreco6735/
Mireka6729/
Mirako6717/
Miroko6711/
Muroco672/
Muryco671/
Mireco671/
Muroca671/
Miryko671/

Mureko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mureko in the Russian language
Мурекоmureko-

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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 Mureko
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