Meiriga Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Meiriga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 62 | 1:334,985 | 30,391 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Meiriga (147) may also be a first name.
Meiriga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meiriga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meiriga occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Meiriga? popularity and diffusion
Meiriga is the 2,414,640th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Meiriga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meiriga are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 760,591st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 147 people.
This surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 334,985. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 74 percent reside, East Region, where 24 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Meiriga is found in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 2 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 Meiriga
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