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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) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Merana.

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

The surname is the 693,669^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 40 percent of Merana reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Merana is also the 311,169^th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 705 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 334,430. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent live, Gauteng, where 16 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Merana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Merana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Merana surname grew 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Merana Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Merana surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for 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.