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 most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meori? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,674,734th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Meori reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 23 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 575,452. In Tanzania Meori is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 99 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Meori occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 3 percent are found.
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
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- 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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