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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 in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

Merana is the 693,669^th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The last name 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. Merana is also the 311,169^th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 705 people.

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

Merana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Merana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Merana last name increased 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.