Meori Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Meori Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 92 | 1:575,452 | 36,554 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Meori (23) may also be a first name.
Meori Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meori Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meori (Russian: Меори) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meori? popularity and diffusion
Meori is the 1,674,734th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Meori are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 575,452. In Tanzania Meori is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 99 percent reside and Manyara Region, where 1 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Meori Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meori in the Russian language | ||
| Меори | meori | - |
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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 Meori
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