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Where Does The Last Name Merana Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Merana (Hindi: मेराना, Marathi: मॅरना, Oriya: େମରନା) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Merana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Merana? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Merana is the 693,669^th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname Merana is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Merana are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 311,169^th most numerous first name on earth, held by 705 people.

The last name Merana is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 334,430. In South Africa Merana is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live. Besides South Africa Merana occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Merana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Merana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Merana surname expanded 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merana Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Merana last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Merana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.33% less than the national average, earning R 165,564 per year; in United States they earn 47.78% more than the national average, earning $63,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning $40,674 CAD per year.