Meherete Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Meherete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Meherete (2,775) may also be a first name.
Meherete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meherete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meherete occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meherete? popularity and diffusion
Meherete is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Meherete reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 138,597th most common forename throughout the world, held by 2,775 people.
Meherete is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Apart from Ethiopia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Sudan, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meheretie | 94 | 5 | / |
| Miherete | 88 | 49 | / |
| Mehirete | 88 | 25 | / |
| Meherate | 88 | 9 | / |
| Mehiretie | 82 | 9 | / |
| Miheretie | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mierete | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meurete | 80 | 0 | / |
| Mihirete | 75 | 1,938 | / |
| Meurette | 75 | 50 | / |
| Mierette | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehirate | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehitretter | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mihiretie | 71 | 51 | / |
| Mihirette | 71 | 5 | / |
| Miharetea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meireti | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moharate | 63 | 2 | / |
| Maherati | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mahorate | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mihirate | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mhiyrate | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mieretti | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moharety | 63 | 0 | / |
| Meharathi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moareti | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mieritis | 50 | 9 | / |
| Mahoriti | 50 | 6 | / |
| Moharati | 50 | 2 | / |
| Miharati | 50 | 1 | / |
| Moharity | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Meherete
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis