Marebu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Marebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Marebu (16) may also be a first name.

Marebu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marebu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marebu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Marebu reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 94 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Marebu is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname Marebu is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West New Britain, where 93 percent reside and East New Britain, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mairebu922/
Marebau921/
Marabu83472/
Morebu83267/
Maribu83176/
Marewu83123/
Marobu83102/
Marevu8373/
Merebu833/
Mauribu7737/
Mahribu7717/
Marabui7716/
Marabau7712/
Maribut7710/
Maribud777/
Maribus776/
Mairevu776/
Morebau773/
Marhewu773/
Matribu772/
Mairabu772/
Maribou772/
Masribu772/
Maribau772/
Marhabu772/
Mherebu771/
Marobeu771/
Mharibu771/
Marewus771/
Masribut7168/
Matribus7120/
Mairevhu7119/
Maribaud7116/
Maharibu7112/
Marrabou715/
Maharabu714/
Matrybut711/
Matribuh711/
Mariwu67158/
Morabu6777/
Merabu6754/
Morobu6710/
Marivu678/
Moribu676/
Merobu675/
Maraybhud672/

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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 Marebu
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