Maerae Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Maerae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Maerae (11) may also be a first name.
Maerae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maerae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maerae occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maerae? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maerae is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Maerae live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Maerae is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Maerae is most numerous in: Chimbu, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Maerae
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