Meirion Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Meirion Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Meirion (1,382) may also be a first name.
Meirion Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meirion Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meirion is more frequently found in Wales than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meirion? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meirion is the 4,532,898th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Meirion reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 210,608th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 1,382 people.
It is most widespread in Wales, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 257,878. In Wales it is mostly concentrated in: Flintshire, where 33 percent reside, Denbighshire, where 25 percent reside and City and County of Cardiff, where 25 percent reside. Beside Wales it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 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 Meirion
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