Meraim Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Meraim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Meraim (38) may also be a first name.
Meraim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meraim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Meraim is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Meraim.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Meraim is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Meraim occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Meraim reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Meraim is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.
The last name Meraim is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Meraim is mostly concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 86 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 2 percent are found and China, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Meraim
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