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 carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meraim? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Meraim occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 38 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 189,621. In Papua New Guinea Meraim is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 86 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent live and Western Highlands, where 2 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 2 percent live and China, where 2 percent live.
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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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