Merahe Surname
Approximately 479 people bear this surname
Merahe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 473 | 1:114,541 | 13,724 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
Merahe (23) may also be a first name.
Merahe Demographics
Average Merahe Salary in
South Africa
R 92,352
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Merahe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merahe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merahe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺍﻩ) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merahe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 636,210th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Merahe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Merahe is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 23 people.
The last name Merahe is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 473 people, or 1 in 114,541. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 48 percent live, Free State, where 26 percent live and Northern Cape, where 14 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Merahe Last Name Statistics demography
Merahe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.14% less than the national average, earning R 92,352 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merahe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merahe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺍﻩ | mrah | - |
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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 Merahe
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