Merama Surname
Approximately 936 people bear this surname
Merama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 505 | 1:104,835 | 10,226 |
| Kenya | 203 | 1:227,487 | 15,979 |
| Burkina Faso | 75 | 1:244,695 | 4,821 |
| Albania | 69 | 1:42,233 | 5,855 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Merama (1,324) may also be a first name.
Merama Demographics
Merama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Merama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Merama (Georgian: მერამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺍﻡ, Hindi: मेरामा, Marathi: मेरवा, Oriya: େମରାମା) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Merama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 380,890th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,785,840 people. Merama occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Merama are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Merama is also the 215,937th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 1,324 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 505 people, or 1 in 104,835. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 97 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent reside and Geita Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 22 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 8 percent reside.
Merama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Merama surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Merama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Merama in the Georgian language | ||
| მერამა | merama | - |
| Merama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺍﻡ | mram | - |
| Merama in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरवा | merava | - |
| Merama in the Hindi language | ||
| मेरामा | merama | 83.33 |
| मेरमा | merama | 16.67 |
| Merama in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରାମା | emarama | 75 |
| େମରମା | emarama | 25 |
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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 Merama
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