Mareru Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mareru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mareru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mareru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mareru is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mareru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mareru are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Mareru is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kaduna, where 86 percent reside and Borno, where 5 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 11 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maraeru927/
Marieru922/
Mareiru921/
Maireru921/
Mareerut861/
Mereru83608/
Mararu83326/
Mariru8321/
Maroru833/
Moreru831/
Maritru7762/
Morerau7710/
Marioru778/
Mauriru774/
Moureru771/
Margiru771/
Marirus771/
Marirou771/
Mariruy771/
Marireu771/
Maitreerux752/
Mararheu7126/
Mourareu714/
Mairarou711/
Marreroo711/
Moraru6741,130/
Meraru67124/
Mororu677/
Mahararou671/
Majrhirou671/
Meriru671/
Moriru671/
Măraru671/
Morarou6230/
Muiriru629/
Moreroe622/
Morarui622/
Morarau621/
Mororui621/
Meeraru621/
Moreirão571/
Muororou571/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mareru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis