Meramu Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Meramu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Meramu (465) may also be a first name.
Meramu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meramu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meramu (Marathi: मेरमु, Oriya: େମରମୁ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Meramu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,736,881st most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Meramu live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 395,119th most frequently used first name globally, held by 465 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria Meramu is primarily concentrated in: Yobe, where 44 percent are found, Zamfara, where 34 percent are found and Sokoto, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 34 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meramou | 92 | 35 | / |
| Mesramu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Meramui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meiramou | 86 | 25 | / |
| Merammuz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Meeramou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maramu | 83 | 2,156 | / |
| Meremu | 83 | 121 | / |
| Miramu | 83 | 70 | / |
| Moramu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Meromu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mehramouz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mairamu | 77 | 317 | / |
| Miramou | 77 | 42 | / |
| Maramau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maraimu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mmaramu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mrehamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marammu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mayramu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Marramu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maramui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meremau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maramuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miraamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moiramu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muiramu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meromus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Meyramoush | 75 | 26 | / |
| Mairamou | 71 | 5,390 | / |
| Mayramou | 71 | 19 | / |
| Marahamu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Miramujh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mairamui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mareamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maraymou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maharamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maromu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Maremu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Moremu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mairaamou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maairamou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmairamou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maharajmu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maihramou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mairzamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mairamouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mairamous | 67 | 1 | / |
Meramu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Meramu in the Oriya language | ||
| େମରମୁ | emaramu | - |
| Meramu in the Marathi language | ||
| मेरमु | meramu | - |
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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 Meramu
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