Merina Forename
12,766th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 77,142 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Dominica
Merina Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 100% | 35,559 | 1:4,484 | 629 |
| India | 100% | 16,493 | 1:73,660 | 9,402 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 13,171 | 1:4,008 | 695 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 3,953 | 1:65,258 | 7,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 99% | 1,975 | 1:7,810 | 1,110 |
| Malawi | 100% | 888 | 1:19,271 | 1,754 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 589 | 1:125,344 | 6,294 |
| Uganda | 100% | 560 | 1:73,137 | 3,772 |
| Haiti | 100% | 537 | 1:19,976 | 1,672 |
| Zambia | - | 536 | 1:29,580 | 2,237 |
| United States | 100% | 348 | 1:1,041,773 | 21,544 |
| Philippines | 99% | 317 | 1:334,415 | 12,650 |
| Papua New Guinea | 98% | 273 | 1:29,862 | 2,982 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 201 | 1:151,492 | 9,474 |
| South Africa | 100% | 189 | 1:288,533 | 16,537 |
| Peru | 100% | 173 | 1:183,766 | 5,012 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 165 | 1:130,973 | 6,305 |
| Brazil | 100% | 101 | 1:2,121,150 | 43,813 |
| Dominica | - | 91 | 1:829 | 164 |
| Italy | 100% | 83 | 1:735,688 | 6,970 |
| England | 100% | 80 | 1:695,037 | 13,192 |
| Canada | - | 75 | 1:441,778 | 12,182 |
| Kenya | - | 71 | 1:652,213 | 16,085 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 57 | 1:125,474 | 8,859 |
| Panama | 100% | 54 | 1:72,344 | 4,098 |
| Mexico | 100% | 53 | 1:2,342,348 | 12,993 |
| Nepal | - | 51 | 1:558,576 | 15,594 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 44 | 1:384,138 | 10,738 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| Argentina | 100% | 31 | 1:1,379,782 | 6,174 |
| Finland | 90% | 29 | 1:189,075 | 3,312 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 26 | 1:3,564 | 725 |
| Albania | 100% | 21 | 1:145,075 | 8,676 |
| Botswana | 100% | 21 | 1:104,021 | 8,595 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 19 | 1:2,696 | 404 |
| Australia | - | 14 | 1:975,544 | 11,712 |
| Armenia | 100% | 12 | 1:243,229 | 3,990 |
| Russia | 100% | 11 | 1:13,112,155 | 45,377 |
| Singapore | 100% | 11 | 1:571,550 | 11,876 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 11 | 1:123,765 | 7,962 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 11 | 1:2,745,627 | 44,124 |
| Jamaica | - | 10 | 1:288,323 | 8,750 |
| Algeria | 100% | 9 | 1:4,241,858 | 9,009 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 9 | 1:19,729,373 | 174,791 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Sweden | 100% | 9 | 1:1,095,323 | 21,139 |
| Thailand | 92% | 9 | 1:7,785,090 | 119,233 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Colombia | - | 7 | 1:6,825,561 | 33,843 |
| Saint Lucia | 86% | 7 | 1:25,402 | 2,434 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Congo | 100% | 6 | 1:834,868 | 13,992 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,194,655 | 24,199 |
| Qatar | - | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 4 | 1:1,747,598 | 14,265 |
| French Polynesia | - | 4 | 1:69,476 | 2,352 |
| Germany | 100% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 4 | 1:5,942,420 | 87,370 |
| Iran | - | 3 | 1:26,165,623 | 45,792 |
| Liberia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,470,687 | 25,732 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 3 | 1:64,785,893 | 186,184 |
| Scotland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,783,455 | 14,297 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 2 | 1:1,762,229 | 6,852 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Greece | 100% | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Senegal | 100% | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| France | 100% | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kazakhstan | 50% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Serbia | 100% | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
The alternate forms: Mérina (18) are calculated separately.
Merina (6,205) may also be a surname.
Merina Forename Popularity
Merina Demographics
Merina Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
Merina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merina in the Russian language | ||
| Мерина | merina | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- 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 Merina