Merago Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Merago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Merago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin111:939,60046,216
India101:76,706,538639,611
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Merago Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Merago Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Merago is most common in Benin. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merago? popularity and diffusion

The last name Merago is the 4,034,050th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Merago reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin it is most common in: Alibori Department, where 82 percent live and Donga Department, where 18 percent live. Aside from Benin this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 42 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meragoj928/
Meragod926/
Merango920/
Merzagou8691/
Meraghoj862/
Meraigou861/
Meraga831,279/
Marago83867/
Morago83736/
Mirago8310/
Merogo832/
Merego831/
Meiragoiz802/
Meraghosh802/
Mairago77172/
Merongo7740/
Meranga7738/
Mirango7734/
Maragoh7729/
Mearaga7721/
Merauga7710/
Maragho775/
Meragha775/
Maragoy772/
Meeraga772/
Miragho771/
Merzaga771/
Meragad771/
Miragod771/
Maragoo771/
Maïrago771/
Moragoï771/
Meirogo771/
Merogot771/
Merraga771/
Moerego771/
Moraigo771/
Moreago770/
Mehragha7150/
Marragou7123/
Mirragou7115/
Merangha7110/
Metrogos717/
Meiranga712/
Miragois712/
Maraïgou711/
Maraigou711/
Mairagou711/
Mairango711/
Meeragha711/
Mereïgou711/
Marraggo711/
Moraga6744,574/
Maraga673,729/
Morogo671,946/
Marogo67250/
Merega67209/
Miraga6790/
Morego6775/
Marego6773/
Maragò6736/
Mirego6722/
Mirogo679/
Meroga676/
Maragó674/
Marakghoy671/
Merreigou671/
Mereighou671/
Myraga671/

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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 Merago
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