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

The last name Merana (Hindi: मेराना, Marathi: मॅरना, Oriya: େମରନା) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Merana.

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

The last name Merana is the 693,669^th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. This surname is primarily 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. Merana is also the 311,169^th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 705 people.

This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 334,430. In South Africa Merana is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 16 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Merana exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Merana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Merana has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merana Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Merana are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the 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.