Merain Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Merain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
Merain (59) may also be a first name.
Merain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Merain (Hindi: मेराईन) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,185,033rd most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Merain are found; 68 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 68 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Merain is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 59 people.
This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 313,604. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merain in the Hindi language | ||
| मेराईन | mera'ina | - |
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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 Merain
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